Significant correlations (p) found between basal mRNA expression and the anthropometric and biochemical variables studied.

BMI: body mass index; FFA: free fatty acids; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance index; ACC1: acetyl-coenzyme carboxylase 1; ACSS2: acetyl-CoA synthetase short-chain family member 2; ACL: ATP citrate lyase; PEPCK1: phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1; SAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT: visceral adipose tissue; Ns: not significant. Correlation analyses were made with general linear models to adjust by age, gender, and baseline body weight and BMI as independent covariate.