Who has most epidural fat? Information from computed tomography.
The amount of epidural fat at the L3 level was assessed in 30 consecutive patients undergoing computed tomography of the lumbar spine. The amount of fat around the antero-posterior diameter of the canal, the thecal cross-sectional area and the obesity index. Men had a greater quantity of epidural fat than women, although this difference did not reach statistical significance when allowances were made for the inherent difference in size of vertebral structures between the sexes.
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed