Fig. 3

Comparison of CT body composition parameters between low and high activity groups. The first row shows the comparison of SAI and VAI between the two groups, where differences in SAI were observed from L3 to L5 (p = 0.015, 0.019, and 0.017, respectively), while differences in VAI were only significant at the L3 level (p = 0.008); the second row shows a comparison of the relative content of VAT, where the VSR was not statistically different between the two groups, but we observed a difference in the VA/TA index at the L5 level (p = 0.04); the third row shows the comparison between SAT and VAT density, the results showed significant differences in SAT and VAT density between the two groups at all three levels. ns, no significant; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; SAI, subcutaneous adipose index; VAI, visceral adipose index; VSR, VAT/SAT ratio; VA/TA, VAT/Total adipose tissue