Fig. 2
From: Effects of body mass index on the immune response within the first days after major stroke in humans
Fat status within different BMI groups
To analyze the effect of adiposity, the cohort was divided into three subgroups with a BMI below 25 kg/m² (white bars, normal and underweight, 12 patients), between 25 and 30 kg/m² (bright gray bars, overweight, 14 patients) and above 30 kg/m² (dark gray bars, obese, 14 patients). In (A), body weight, which was measured by calibrated scales, is shown for these 3 BMI groups. Abdominal fat (B) and liver fat (below 25 kg/m²: nMRT1 = 8, nMRT2= 8; between 25 and 30 kg/m²: nMRT1 = 3, nMRT2= 3; above 30 kg/m²:: nMRT1 = 7, nMRT2= 7) (C) were assessed by 2 MRIs (white bars = normal and underweight patients; bright gray bars = overweight patients; dark gray = obese patients) §p < 0.05 in comparison to stroke patients on the day of admission, mean ± 95% confidence interval