STS mRNA expression in visceral AT was higher in the HT− compared to the HT+ group, but when comparing BMI-matched HT− and HT+ subjects, the difference between the groups was lost (0.94 [0.78-1.05] vs 0.82 [0.62-1.07]; median [interquartile range]; P = .23; independent-samples Mann-Whitney U test). This evidence concerns the gene STS and hematocrit.