Axillary fat Abdominal subcutis Perirenal fat Gluteal fat Increased B-glucose 0.18 (0.07) 0.19 (0.10) 0.26 (0.11) 0.14 (0.09) Significance ns ** ** * Normal B-glucose 0.16 (0.06) 0.15 (0.08) 0.22 (0.08) 0.12 (0.05)

Table 2: Mean SUVmean (± SD) calculated from the lean body mass 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.