Axillary fat Abdominal subcutis Perirenal fat Gluteal fat Increased B-glucose 0.25 (0.08) 0.30 (0.11) 0.39 (0.13) 0.21 (0.08) Significance * *** *** ** Normal B-glucose 0.22 (0.08) 0.22 (0.10) 0.31 (0.10) 0.17 (0.06)

Table 1: Mean SUV mean (± SD) calculated from the body weight of various fat depots in 62 patients with increased blood glucose concentrations (≥ 7.0 mmole/l) and 62 patients with normal blood glucose concentrations (≤ 6.0 mmole/l) matched with regard to age and gender. *** = p<0.001; ** = 0.001 ≤ p<0.01; * = 0.01 ≤ p<0.05; ns = not significant.