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Table 5 Visceral and subcutaneous fat, psoas muscle mass, and liver volume based on fatty liver’s grade

From: Visceral and subcutaneous fat, muscle mass, and liver volume as noninvasive predictors of the progress of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Variable

Grade I

(n = 60)

Grade II

(n = 42)

Grade III

(n = 28)

P value

Total fat volume (cm3)

482.01 ± 92.72

460.67 ± 103.98

540.10 ± 102.78

0.03

Visceral fat volume (cm3)

1045.16 ± 538.87

1634.77 ± 476.46

4030.07 ± 538.87

0.03

Subcutaneous fat volume (cm3)

3074.01 ± 214.45

3987.24 ± 508.34

7750.14 ± 307.13

0.04

Visceral-to-subcutaneous fat rate (%)

0.34 ± 0.18

0.41 ± 0.13

0.52 ± 0.25

0.02

Fat rate in the body (%)

35.80 ± 14.15

34.33 ± 18.01

49.38 ± 15.19

0.03

Visceral fat volume rate (%)

25.10 ± 11.97

20.80 ± 12.20

36.77 ± 12.38

0.03

Psoas muscle volume (cm3)

260.87 ± 101.49

244.52 ± 106.57

396.82 ± 99.16

< 0.001

Psoas muscle ratio (cm3/cm)

1.40 ± 0.73

1.63 ± 0.35

1.83 ± 0.20

< 0.001

Liver volume (cm3)

2020.64 ± 525.54

2015.18 ± 666.19

2221.18 ± 434.89

0.57

  1. Data expressed as mean (SD). P value was significant if < 0.05