Quartiles of EAT thickness^†

P-value^‡

1

2

3

4

Number

118

117

117

117

Age (years)

50.14 ± 6.02

50.51 ± 7.25

51.86 ± 6.87

52.66 ± 7.22

0.02

Height (cm)

169.11 ± 6.04

166.62 ± 8.09

165.43 ± 7.74

167.65 ± 8.66

0.002

Weight (kg)

68.22 ± 9.97

66.72 ± 9.62

67.77 ± 10.47

73.41 ± 10.98

<0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

23.80 ± 2.79

23.95 ± 2.34

24.70 ± 2.99

26.02 ± 2.66

<0.001

Total body fat (%)

23.64 ± 4.92

25.78 ± 4.41

26.79 ± 5.37

28.00 ± 5.05

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

112.29 ± 12.50

114.62 ± 11.64

114.19 ± 12.61

117.44 ± 11.53

0.01

DBP (mmHg)

73.47 ± 9.73

75.56 ± 9.04

74.53 ± 9.14

76.58 ± 7.79

0.05

WBC (10³/uL)

6.10 ± 1.76

6.10 ± 1.83

6.30 ± 1.79

6.14 ± 1.56

0.78

TC (mg/dL)

196.75 ± 36.39

202.53 ± 34.10

205.56 ± 39.09

208.11 ± 40.05

0.11

TG (mg/dL)

146.08 ± 110.25

146.61 ± 91.25

159.74 ± 90.05

150.86 ± 70.32

0.64

HDL-C (mg/dL)

49.08 ± 11.92

50.06 ± 11.47

49.32 ± 11.71

49.27 ± 10.29

0.95

LDL-C (mg/dL)

124.08 ± 28.37

128.32 ± 28.30

130.90 ± 29.70

133.25 ± 31.21

0.10

CRP (mg/dL)

0.14 ± 0.19

0.20 ± 0.51

0.22 ± 0.61

0.33 ± 1.24

0.39

Glucose (mg/dL)

89.86 ± 20.09

94.46 ± 21.10

94.82 ± 19.85

99.36 ± 25.27

0.01