Table 3 Body composition measured by DXA.
From: Body composition and bone mass among 5-year-old survivors of necrotizing enterocolitis
Variable | All NEC n = 25; median (min; max) | All controls n = 25; median (min; max) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
TBHE lean mass (kg) | n = 21 9.99 (7.78; 14.52) | n = 24 10.30 (8.97; 13.54) | 0.57 |
TBHE fat mass (kg) | n = 21 3.11 (1.89; 5.05) | n = 24 4.51 (2.71; 5.85) | 0.001 |
TBHE fat percent (%) | n = 21 23.4 (13.6; 34.0) | n = 24 29.1 (19.8; 39.4) | 0.007 |
Trunk lean mass (kg) | n = 24 5.95 (4.85; 8.00) | n = 25 5.98 (4.53; 7.68) | 1.0 |
Trunk fat mass (kg) | n = 24 1.25 (0.53; 2.01) | n = 25 1.68 (0.87; 2.52) | 0.002 |
Trunk fat percent (%) | n = 24 17.0 (7.8; 28.3) | n = 25 22.6 (11.9; 31.0) | 0.005 |
Left leg lean mass (kg) | n = 22 1.54 (1.00; 2.39) | n = 24 1.60 (1.28; 2.14) | 0.442 |
Left leg fat mass (kg) | n = 22 0.67 (0.34; 1.08) | n = 24 0.97 (0.66; 1.41 | <0.001 |
Left leg fat percent (%) | n = 22 32.2 (17.4; 44.8) | n = 24 39.0 (28.8; 47.4) | 0.002 |
Left arm lean mass (kg) | n = 21 0.51 (0.37; 0.77) | n = 24 0.54 (0.45; 0.71) | 0.275 |
Left arm fat mass (kg) | n = 21 0.25 (0.06; 0.46) | n = 24 0.33 (0.19; 0.48) | 0.01 |
Left arm fat percent (%) | n = 21 31.1 (9.7; 47.5) | n = 24 35.3 (25.5; 48.7) | 0.064 |
