FASTING SERUM-TRIGLYCERIDES CONCENTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUBCUTANEOUS FAT

Abstract

Among a group of twenty-eight men aged 35-54 a highly significant correlation was found between fasting serum-triglyceride and the ratio of subscapular skinfold thickness to triceps skinfold. This relation was not attributable to a common correlation with obesity or glucose intolerance. In a similarly selected group of twenty-one men aged 55 and over there was no significant correlation between serum-triglycerides and the skinfold ratio. The hypothesis is advanced that in the younger men the correlation is due to a hormonal factor.