Superficial vs Deep Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue: Sex-Specific Associations With Hepatic Steatosis and Metabolic Traits

Author:

Brand Tessa1,van den Munckhof Inge Christina Lamberta1ORCID,van der Graaf Marinette2,Schraa Kiki1,Dekker Helena Maria2,Joosten Leonardus Antonius Bernardus13,Netea Mihai Gheorghe14,Riksen Niels Peter1,de Graaf Jacqueline1,Rutten Joseph Henricus Wilhelmus1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine 463, Radboud University Medical Center, HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands

2. Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands

3. Department of Medical Genetics, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

4. Department for Genomics & Immunoregulation, Life and Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Abstract

Abstract Context Subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) is not homogeneous, as the fascia scarpa separates the deep SAT (dSAT) from the superficial SAT (sSAT). Objective The aim of this study is to evaluate the sex-specific associations of sSAT and dSAT with hepatic steatosis and metabolic syndrome in overweight individuals. Methods We recruited 285 individuals with a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 27 and aged 55 to 81 years. Abdominal magnetic resonance imaging was performed around level L4 to L5 to measure visceral adipose tissue (VAT), dSAT, and sSAT volumes. The amount of hepatic fat was quantified by MR spectroscopy. Results Men had significantly higher volumes of VAT (122.6 cm3 vs 98.7 cm3, P < .001) and had only half the volume of sSAT compared to women adjusted for BMI (50.3 cm3 in men vs 97.0 cm3 in women, P < .001). dSAT correlated significantly with hepatic fat content in univariate analysis (standardized β = .190, P < .05), while VAT correlated significantly with hepatic steatosis in a multivariate model, adjusted for age, alcohol use, and other abdominal fat compartments (standardized β = .184, P = .037). Moreover, dSAT in men correlated negatively with HDL cholesterol (standardized β = –0.165, P = .038) in multivariate analyses. In women with a BMI between 30 and 40, in a multivariate model adjusted for age, alcohol use, and other abdominal fat compartments, VAT correlated positively (standardized β = –.404, P = .003), and sSAT negatively (standardized β = –.300, P = .04) with hepatic fat content. Conclusion In men, dSAT is associated with hepatic steatosis and adverse metabolic traits, such as lower HDL cholesterol levels, whereas in women with obesity sSAT shows a beneficial relation with respect to hepatic fat content.

Funder

Dutch Heart Foundation

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research

Publisher

The Endocrine Society

Subject

Biochemistry, medical,Clinical Biochemistry,Endocrinology,Biochemistry,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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