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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.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Men had significantly higher volumes of VAT (122.6 cm3 vs 98.7 cm3, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.001) 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\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.001). dSAT correlated significantly with hepatic fat content in univariate analysis (standardized \u03b2\u2005=\u2005.190, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.05), while VAT correlated significantly with hepatic steatosis in a multivariate model, adjusted for age, alcohol use, and other abdominal fat compartments (standardized \u03b2\u2005=\u2005.184, P\u2005=\u2005.037). 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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 \u03b2\u2005=\u2005\u2013.404, P\u2005=\u2005.003), and sSAT negatively (standardized \u03b2\u2005=\u2005\u2013.300, P\u2005=\u2005.04) with hepatic fat content.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>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.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1210\/clinem\/dgab426","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,17]],"date-time":"2021-06-17T15:34:42Z","timestamp":1623944082000},"page":"e3881-e3889","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":34,"title":["Superficial vs Deep Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue: Sex-Specific Associations With Hepatic Steatosis and Metabolic 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