Table 2 Body composition outcomes for the ED patients and controls

From: Body composition in young female eating-disorder patients with severe weight loss and controls: evidence from the four-component model and evaluation of DXA

 

EDs

Controls

 

N

Mean

s.d

N

Mean

s.d

Raw measurements

 Body volume (l)a

12

41.1

5.8

117

50.2

12.5

 Total body water (l)

12

25.9

4.2

117

27.6

5.2

4C model outcomes

 FFM (kg)

12

35.4

5.6

117

36.9

7.1

 FM (kg)a

12

7.9

1.9

117

14.8

7.1

 FFM-SDSa

12

−1.13

1.02

117

0.02

1.02

 FM-SDSa

12

−1.41

0.97

117

0.11

1.06

 FFMI (kg m−2)b

12

13.8

1.3

117

14.7

1.6

 FMI (kg m−2)b

12

3.1

0.8

117

5.9

2.6

 HFFM (%)

12

72.8

0.9

117

74.6

1.6

 DFFM (kg/l)

12

1.097

0.004

117

1.096

0.006

 Mineral mass (kg)

12

2.4

0.5

117

2.5

0.6

 Protein mass (kg)

12

6.8

1.1

117

6.9

1.5

 Protein:mineral ratio

12

2.9

0.4

117

2.9

0.4

  1. Abbreviations: 4C, 4-component model; DFFM, density of FFM; ED, eating disorder; FM, fat mass; FFM, fat-free mass; FMI, fat mass index; FFMI, fat-free mass index; HFFM, hydration of FFM; SDS, s.d score.
  2. aSignificant difference between groups at P <0.001.
  3. bSignificant difference between group at P<0.05.
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