title: Age and sex differences in fat distribution in non-obese Japanese children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess fat distribution in non-obese Japanese children and adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  130 non-obese Japanese children (73 boys and 57 girls) from Kikugawa, Hamamatsu were included. The visceral fat area (VFA) and subcutaneous fat area (SFA) were measured by computed tomography (CT) and calculated (in cm(2)). Subjects were divided into three groups based on age: group A (6-10 years), group B (11-15 years), and group C (16-20 years).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Girls had more subcutaneous fat than boys in groups B and C (P<0.01). Boys had an age-dependent increase in visceral fat, but girls did not. In group C (16-20 years), boys had more visceral fat than girls (P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In non-obese Japanese children, there are significant differences in visceral and subcutaneous fat amounts by age and sex. VFA seems to accumulate more in boys than in girls, and SFA is more prevalent in girls than boys.
authors.affiliation: Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan. satabow@hama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Eiichiro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Satake
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saegusa
authors.forename: Shin-Ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohzeki
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat / Q000378:metabolism; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D050218:Body Fat Distribution; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics