<P> Android fat distribution describes the distribution of human adipose tissue mainly around the trunk and upper body , in areas such as the abdomen , chest , shoulder and nape of the neck . This pattern may lead to an `` apple - shaped '' body or central obesity , and is more common in males than in females . Thus , the android fat distribution of men is about 48.6 % , which is 10.3 % higher than that of premenstrual women . In other cases , an ovoid shape forms which does not differentiate between men and women. Generally during early adulthood , females tend to have a more peripheral fat distribution such that their fat is evenly distributed over their body . However , it has been found that as females age , bear children and approach menopause , this distribution shifts towards the android pattern of fat distribution resulting in a 42.1 % increase in android body fat distribution in postmenstrual women . This is to help centre a woman 's gravity making her more stable when carrying offspring . </P>
if an individual has an android pattern of fat distribution where will fat be predominantly stored
trunk upper body abdomen chest shoulder nape of the neck