Ethnicity and its effects on brown adipose tissue

287 mL [169] in Caucasians; diff erence –34%, p=0·04), despite having equivalent BAT activity. In line with these fi ndings, south Asian men seemed to be more dependent on shivering thermogenesis to maintain body temperature during cold exposure: the shiver temperature in south Asians was higher than it was in Caucasians (10·9°C [SD 1·8] for south Asians