Waist Circumference as Measure of Abdominal Fat Compartments

Figure 2

(a) Masses (kg) of intraperitoneal fat (IPF) for each waist circumference category for ethnicity and gender. Amounts of IPF increased for low, intermediate (MED), and high waist circumference categories. ^aSignificantly different from whites and Hispanics (𝑃<0.02); ^bSignificantly different from Hispanics (𝑃<0.02). (b) Masses (kg) of abdominal subcutaneous fat (ASF) for each waist circumference category for ethnicity and gender. Amounts of ASF increased for low, intermediate (MED), and high waist circumference categories. ^aSignificantly different from whites and Hispanics (𝑃<0.02); ^bsignificantly different from Hispanics (𝑃<0.02).

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