Sex and body mass index implications on gluteofemoral subcutaneous tissue morphology visualized by ultrasonography – preliminary study

Agnieszka Krauze; Justyna Nowak; Katarzyna Słoboda; Robert Krzysztof Mlosek; Katarzyna Dobruch-Sobczak; Witold Woźniak; Piotr Ciostek

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Sex and body mass index implications on gluteofemoral subcutaneous tissue morphology visualized by ultrasonography – preliminary study

Agnieszka Krauze

Justyna Nowak

Katarzyna Słoboda

Robert Krzysztof Mlosek

Katarzyna Dobruch-Sobczak

Witold Woźniak

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Piotr Ciostek

| Jun 28, 2019

Journal of Ultrasonography

Volume 19 (2019): Issue 77 (January 2019)

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Published Online: Jun 28, 2019

Page range: 105 - 112

Received: Dec 09, 2018

Accepted: Jun 28, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2019.0015

Keywords
subcutaneous adipose tissue, gluteofemoral, sex, BMI, ultrasonography

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A. Differences in subcutaneous adipose tissue’s morphology – analysis of genders (SAT – subcutaneous adipose tissue; sSAT – superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue; dSAT – deep subcutaneous adipose tissue). B. Comparison of SAT and its compounds in “low-BMI” and “high-BMI” subgroups (SAT – subcutaneous adipose tissue; sSAT – superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue; dSAT – deep subcutaneous adipose tissue; nss –not statistically significant)

Subcutaneous adipose tissue’s morphology in different localizations (SAT – subcutaneous adipose tissue; sSAT – superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue; dSAT – deep subcutaneous adipose tissue; ANT – anterior surface; LAT – lateral surface; POST – posterior surface)

Ultrasound images of SAT visualized in different localisation on the thigh of a 26-year-old woman (BMI = 22,8 kg/m2) (A) and a 31-year-old man (BMI = 23,3 kg/m2) (B)
. The thinnest layer of the SAT was localised on the lateral surface of thigh in female and in posterior surface in male. — Ultrasound images of SAT visualized in different localisation on the thigh of a 26-year-old woman (BMI = 22,8 kg/m2) (A) and a 31-year-old man (BMI = 23,3 kg/m2) (B) . The thinnest layer of the SAT was localised on the lateral surface of thigh in female and in posterior surface in male.

A. Relationship between BMI and SAT thickness – analysis of male subgroup (nss – not statistically significant). B. Relationship between BMI and SAT thickness – analysis of female subgroup (SAT – subcutaneous adipose tissue; sSAT – superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue; dSAT – deep subcutaneous adipose tissue)

Ultrasound images of SAT localized on the anterior surface of thigh visualised in a 40-year-old woman (BMI = 32 kg/m2) (A) and a 23-year-old woman (BMI = 20 kg/m2) (B)
. Abnormal BMI value is accompanied by the thicker layer of the SAT with the asymmetric increase in the dSAT layer — Ultrasound images of SAT localized on the anterior surface of thigh visualised in a 40-year-old woman (BMI = 32 kg/m2) (A) and a 23-year-old woman (BMI = 20 kg/m2) (B) . Abnormal BMI value is accompanied by the thicker layer of the SAT with the asymmetric increase in the dSAT layer

Comparison of SAT morphology between genders in „low-BMI” and „high-BMI” subgroups

sSAT (cm)
	Male (in general) (N = 14)	Male; BMI ≤25 (N = 6)	Male; BMI >25 (N = 8)
Female (in general) (N = 26)	0.30 vs. 0.67 p <0.0001	0.37 vs. 0.67 p = 0.0027	0.23 vs. 0.67 p = 0.0002
Female; BMI ≤25 (N = 19)	0.30 vs. 0.62 p <0.0001	0.37 vs. 0.62 p = 0.0014	0.23 vs. 0.62 p = 0.0006
Female; BMI >25 (N = 7)	0.30 vs. 1.0 p = 0.0017	-^*	-^*
dSAT (cm)
	Male (in general) (N = 14)	Male; BMI ≤25 (N = 6)	Male; BMI >25 (N = 8)
Female (in general) (N = 26)	0.20 vs. 0.86 p <0.0001	0.20 vs. 0.86 p = 0.0008	0.26 vs. 0.86 p = 0.0013
Female; BMI ≤25 (N = 19)	0.20 vs. 0.72 p = 0.0002	0.20 vs. 0.72 p = 0.0017	0.26 vs. 0.72 p = 0.004
Female; BMI >25 (N = 7)	0.20 vs. 1.80 p = 0.0020	-^*	-^*
SAT (cm)
	Male (in general) (N = 14)	Male; BMI ≤25 (N = 6)	Male; BMI >25 (N = 8)
Female (in general) (N = 26)	0.65 vs. 1.67 p <0.0001	0.74 vs. 1.67 p = 0.0014	0.52 vs. 1.67 p = 0.0004
Female; BMI ≤25 (N = 19)	0.65 vs. 1.36 p = 0.0001	0.74 vs. 1.36 p = 0.0032	0.52 vs. 1.36 p = 0.0012
Female; BMI >25 (N = 7)	0.65 vs. 2.62 p = 0.0017	-^*	-^*

dSAT/sSAT ratio anasysis (N – number of people)

dSAT/sSAT	Male & Female (N = 40)
	1.20^; 0.83-1.54^*
	Female (N = 26)		Male (N = 14)
	1.30^* 1.04-1.56^**		0.82^* 0.54-1.12^**
	BMI ≤25 (N = 7)	BMI >25 (N = 19)	BMI ≤25 (N = 6)	BMI >25 (N = 8)
	1.26^* 0.96-1.45^**	1.75^* 1.41-2.22^**	0.48^* 0.41-0.56^**	1.03^* 0.86-1.40^**

Baseline characteristics of the study population

	Male & Female N = 40		Male N = 14 (35%)		Female = 26 (65%)
Age [years]	26^*	24-36.5^**	30.5^*	26-37^**	26^*	24-36^**
Weight [kg]	71.74+	15.31++	82.21+	11.69++	66.1+	14.15++
Height [m]	1.71+	0.08++	1.78+	0.07++	1.67+	0.05++
BMI [kg/m²]	23.21^*	20.95-27.02^**	25.56^*	23.25-27.73^**	22.09^*	20.7-25.95^**
Dermis [D; cm]	0.17^*	0.15-0.20^**	0.17^*	0.15-0.18^**	0.16^*	0.14-0.20^**
Subcutaneus adipose tissue [SAT; cm]	1.24^*	0.77-1.89^**	0.65^*	0.47-0.81^**	1.67^*	1.24-2.02^**
Superficial subcutaneus adipose tissue [sSAT; cm]	0.59^*	0.34-0.73^**	0.30^*	0.21-0.37^**	0.67^*	0.59-0.90^**
Deep subcutaneus adipose tissue [dSAT; cm]	0.60^*	0.29-1.02^**	0.20^*	0.15-0.36^**	0.86^*	0.57-1.40^**
Superficial fascia [SF; cm]	0.05^*	0.04-0.05^**	0.05^*	0.04-0.05^**	0.05^*	0.04-0.05^**

Correlations between BMI and thickness of SAT compounds in male

BMI	SAT		dSAT		sSAT
	r	p	r	p	r	p
	0.480	0.0830	0.830	0.0002	-0.196	0.5000

Correlations between BMI and thickness of SAT compounds

BMI	SAT		dSAT		sSAT
	r	p	r	p	r	p
	0.082	0.6200	0.180	0.2500	0.056	0.7300

Correlations between BMI and thickness of SAT compounds in female

BMI	SAT		dSAT		sSAT
	r	p	r	p	r	p
	0.657	0.0003	0.775	<0.0001	0.751	<0.0001

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Sex and body mass index implications on gluteofemoral subcutaneous tissue morphology visualized by ultrasonography – preliminary study

Article Category: original-paper

Published Online: Jun 28, 2019

Page range: 105 - 112

Received: Dec 09, 2018

Accepted: Jun 28, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2019.0015

Keywords
subcutaneous adipose tissue, gluteofemoral, sex, BMI, ultrasonography

© 2019 Agnieszka Krauze et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Comparison of SAT morphology between genders in „low-BMI” and „high-BMI” subgroups

dSAT/sSAT ratio anasysis (N – number of people)

Baseline characteristics of the study population

Correlations between BMI and thickness of SAT compounds in male

Correlations between BMI and thickness of SAT compounds

Correlations between BMI and thickness of SAT compounds in female

Sex and body mass index implications on gluteofemoral subcutaneous tissue morphology visualized by ultrasonography – preliminary study

Article Category: original-paper

Published Online: Jun 28, 2019

Page range: 105 - 112

Received: Dec 09, 2018

Accepted: Jun 28, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2019.0015

Keywordssubcutaneous adipose tissue, gluteofemoral, sex, BMI, ultrasonography

© 2019 Agnieszka Krauze et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Fig. 1.

Fig. 2.

Fig. 3.

Fig. 4.

Ryc. 5.

Comparison of SAT morphology between genders in „low-BMI” and „high-BMI” subgroups

dSAT/sSAT ratio anasysis (N – number of people)

Baseline characteristics of the study population

Correlations between BMI and thickness of SAT compounds in male

Correlations between BMI and thickness of SAT compounds

Correlations between BMI and thickness of SAT compounds in female

Keywords
subcutaneous adipose tissue, gluteofemoral, sex, BMI, ultrasonography