Table 5 Bone mass in the left foot measured by DXL.

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

Footlength, cm

16.0 (15.1; 19.5)

16.5 (14.9; 18.5)

0.25

BMC, g

0.147 (0.048; 0.246)

0.163 (0.119; 0.229)

0.09

BMC, percentilea

30 (0; 100)

50 (5; 95)

0.10

BMD, g/cm2

0.199 (0.084; 0.283)

0.220 (0.159; 0.31)

0.06

BMD, percentilea

30 (0; 95)

50 (5; 95)

0.06

Calcaneus height, cmb

2.51 (2.14; 3.07)

2.63 (2.17; 3.03)

0.08

BMAD, mg/cm3,b

77.6 (39.3; 115.7)

85.7 (54.1; 124.3)

0.11

BMAD, percentileb

38 (0; 95)

60 (0; 100)

0.10

  1. Values presented as median (min; max).
  2. BMC bone mineral content, BMD bone mineral density, BMAD bone mineral apparent density.
  3. aMagnusson et al.14
  4. bValue missing for one NEC case.
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