Research Article

Associations of Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation with Body Fat in Premenopausal Women

Table 1

Participant characteristics.


Age (years)
Race17 EA, 21 AA
BMI (kg/m2)
Total fat mass (kg)
Leg fat mass (kg)
Android fat mass (kg)
VAT volume (cm3)
Fat-free mass (kg)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
Free fatty acids (mEq/L)
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
Fasting insulin (μIU/mL)
Fasting RQ (VCO2/VO2)
State 3 (pmol/s/mg)
State 4 (pmol/s/mg)
RCR (State 3/State 4)

. . . AA, African-American; BMI, body mass index; EA, European-American; RCR, respiratory control ratio; RQ, respiratory quotient; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.