a nonsignificant trendp = 0.052
Sirius red staining on formalin-fixed sections showed that fibrosis around adipocytes (i.e., pericellular fibrosis) was 1.7-fold higher in SAT samples from MetS+ individuals ( p = 0.008), while a nonsignificant trend ( p = 0.052) was found in VAT ( Table 2 and Figure 1 C). 2.3.