Table 3: Some differences between visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue [105].

Visceral fat Subcutaneous fat Sensitivity to catecholamine induced lipolysis Higher Lower Sensitivity to insulin’s antilipolytic effects Lower Higher Density of glucocorticoid receptors Higher Lower Androgen receptors Higher Lower Leptin secretion and leptin mRNA expression Higher Lower Secretion of IL-6 (as an adipokine) Higher Lower