Associations of quantitative computed tomography measured abdominal and ectopic fat with impaired glucose metabolism in overweight/obese Chinese adults

doi:10.4239/wjd.123878

Advanced Search

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 17, Issue 10

This Article

Reference Citation Analysis (0)

(24)

(22)

(0)

(856)

Peer-Review Report of This Article

CrossCheck and Google Search of This Article

Academic Rules and Norms of This Article

Supplementary Materials of This Article

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Research Domain of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Diabetes

ISSN

1948-9358

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Observational Study

Copyright: ©Author(s) 2026. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.

World J Diabetes. Oct 15, 2026; 17(10): 123878
Published online Oct 15, 2026. doi: 10.4239/wjd.123878

Table 3 Fat distribution variables based on quantitative-computed tomography measurements, mean ± SD/median (interquartile range)

Variable	NGT	IGT	DM	ANOVA/Kruskal-Wallis test (P value)
Men	n = 39	n = 26	n = 35
HFF	12.6 (10.00-21.60)	21.15 (17.05-26.9)^b	16.80 (13.13-24.48)	0.006
VAT	0.25 ± 0.07	0.30 ± 0.08^a	0.32 ± 0.07^b	< 0.001
SAT	0.34 ± 0.09	0.30 ± 0.10	0.23 ± 0.08^b^,^d	< 0.001
TAT	0.59 ± 0.07	0.60 ± 0.11	0.55 ± 0.10	0.111
MFF	0.05 (0.03-0.08)	0.06 (0.03-0.10)	0.05 (0.04-0.08)	0.620
PFF	15.30 (11.10-19.80)	14.00 (11.58-17.80)	17.25 (12.83-22.93)	0.468
Women	n = 54	n = 27	n = 24
HFF	9.95 (5.58-15.08)	14.80 (7.83-22.50)	23.70 (12.55-29.13)^b	< 0.001
VAT	0.22 ± 0.06	0.24 ± 0.05	0.25 ± 0.06^a	0.060
SAT	0.39 ± 0.09	0.38 ± 0.09	0.36 ± 0.08	0.644
TAT	0.61 ± 0.10	0.62 ± 0.09	0.62 ± 0.10	0.761
MFF	0.06 (0.03-0.10)	0.07 (0.06-0.11)	0.07 (0.05-0.09)	0.259
PFF	15.50 (13.40-18.60)	15.50 (13.23-18.40)	17.40 (12.10-19.60)	0.548

^aP < 0.05 vs normal glucose tolerance.

^bP < 0.01 vs normal glucose tolerance.

^dP < 0.01 vs impaired glucose tolerance.

VAT: Visceral adipose tissue; SAT: Subcutaneous adipose tissue; HFF: Hepatic fat fraction; MFF: Muscle fat fraction; PFF: Pancreatic fat fraction; NGT: Normal glucose tolerance; IGT: Impaired glucose tolerance; ANOVA: Analysis of variance; TAT: Total adipose tissue; DM: Diabetes mellitus.

Full Size Table

Citation: Ma XL, Liu Y, Li BH, Zhao HC, Sun YP, Han HL, Yu WJ, Lin H, Mu WN, Liu YT. Associations of quantitative computed tomography measured abdominal and ectopic fat with impaired glucose metabolism in overweight/obese Chinese adults. World J Diabetes 2026; 17(10): 123878
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v17/i10/123878.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.123878

Ma XL, Liu Y, Li BH, Zhao HC, Sun YP, Han HL, Yu WJ, Lin H, Mu WN, Liu YT. Associations of quantitative computed tomography measured abdominal and ectopic fat with impaired glucose metabolism in overweight/obese Chinese adults. World J Diabetes 2026; 17(10): 123878 [DOI: 10.4239/wjd.123878]

All content on this site: Copyright © 1993-2026 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.