Table 4 Bone mass 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 (p value after correction for height at the time for DXA/DXL) |
|---|---|---|---|
TBHE BMC (g) | n = 21 355.6 (230.3; 531.6) | n = 24 416.7 (310.0; 500.7) | 0.001 (0.003) |
LS BMC (g) | n = 24 12.2 (9.5; 17.7) | n = 25 13.7 (10.0;17.4) | 0.028 (0,151) |
Hip total BMC (g) | n = 24 5.2 (3.1; 8.7) | n = 24 5.8 (3.4; 8.2) | 0.112 |
Trunk BMC (g) | n = 24 155.4 (116.3; 216.2) | n = 25 174.9 (133.7; 228.1) | 0.003 (0.004) |
Left leg BMC (g) | n = 22 69.2 (43.3; 110.8) | n = 24 85.3 (45.9; 105.1) | 0.002 (0.017) |
Left arm BMC (g) | n = 21 26.6 (14.3; 43.9) | n = 24 32.8 (24.2; 42.1) | 0.001 (0.014) |
TBHE BMD (g/cm2) | n = 21 0.490 (0.401; 0.640) | n = 24 0.508 (0.414; 0.582) | 0.666 |
LS BMD (g/cm2) | n = 24 0.563 (0.438; 0.688) | n = 25 0.586 (0.477; 0.778) | 0.085 |
Hip total BMD (g/cm2) | n = 24 0.574 (0.436; 0.655) | n = 25 0.592 (0.484; 0.726) | 0.332 |
Trunk BMD (g/cm2) | n = 24 0.498 (0.398; 0.612) | n = 25 0.509 (0.414;0.569) | 0.795 |
Left leg BMD (g/cm2) | n = 22 0.562 (0.442; 0.708) | n = 24 0.562 (0.477; 0.66) | 0.636 |
Left arm BMD (g/cm2) | n = 21 0.381 (0.344; 0.551) | n = 24 0.399 (0.299; 0.517) | 0.918 |
TBHE BMD Z-score | n = 20 −0.7 (−2.5; 0.4) | n = 23 −0.1 (−1.5; 2.2) | 0.015 |
LS BMD Z-score | n = 22 −0.7 (−2.5; 0.8) | n = 23 −0.2 (−1.9; 2.1) | 0.037 |
Hip total BMD Z-score | n = 22 −1.1 (−2.5; 0.1) | n = 22 −0.8 (−2.5; 1.2) | 0.324 |
