Correlations between changes (Δ) in fat compartments, liver fat and aerobic fitness during 9 months of follow-up in all subjects
Δ SCAT | Δ VAT | Δ Liver fat | Δ VO2,max | |||||
r | p Value | r | p Value | r | p Value | r | p Value | |
Δ TAT | 0.85 | <0.0001 | 0.82 | <0.0001 | 0.48 | <0.0001 | −0.27 | 0.0004 |
Δ SCAT | 0.74 | <0.0001 | 0.44 | <0.0001 | −0.28 | 0.0003 | ||
Δ VAT | 0.45 | <0.0001 | −0.28 | 0.0002 | ||||
Δ Liver fat | −0.22 | 0.005 |
SCAT, TAT and VAT were measured by magnetic resonance tomography and liver fat by magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
SCAT, subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue; TAT, total adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.