Whole-Body MRI and Ethnic Differences in Adipose Tissue and Skeletal Muscle Distribution in Overweight Black and White Adolescent Boys

Table 2

Adjusted means for regional AT and SM in black and white boys.

	Black	White	P
SAT (kg)
Total SAT	34.0 ± 0.3	32.9 ± 0.3	.004
Lower-body SAT	18.4 ± 0.4	16.8 ± 0.3	.002
Upper-body SAT	15.6 ± 0.3	16.2 ± 0.3	.171
Leg SAT	15.3 ± 0.3	14.1 ± 0.3	.018
Thigh SAT	10.2 ± 0.2	9.4 ± 0.2	.014
Hip SAT	3.9 ± 0.2	3.7 ± 0.2	.449
Abdominal SAT	6.1 ± 0.1	6.0 ± 0.1	.572
Arm SAT	5.8 ± 0.1	5.9 ± 0.1	.498
Visceral AT (kg)	1.0 ± 0.1	1.5 ± 0.1	<.001
Skeletal muscle (kg)
Total SM	28.0 ± 0.8	27.0 ± 0.8	.422
Leg SM	14.5 ± 0.5	14.0 ± 0.4	.452
Thigh SM	9.6 ± 0.3	8.8 ± 0.3	.052
Upper-body SM	11.2 ± 0.3	11.0 ± 0.3	.672
Total IMAT (kg)	3.0 ± 0.2	3.4 ± 0.2	.133

Adjusted mean ± SE (adjusted for Tanner stage and total AT).