Table 2 Baseline body composition parameters of patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

From: Body composition, physical activity, and quality of life in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease on anti-TNF therapy—an observational follow-up study

Parameters

Crohn’s disease

Ulcerative colitis

p

Height Z score

–0.2 ± 1.2

0.6 ± 1.1

p > 0.05

Weight Z score

–1.0 ± 0.8

–0.6 ± 0.7

p > 0.05

BMI Z score

–1.1 ± 0.7

–0.9 ± 0.7

p > 0.05

FFM Z score

–0.4 ± 1.1

0.5 ± 1.3

p = 0.04

SMM Z score

–0.5 ± 1.1

0.4 ± 1.3

p > 0.05

BFM Z score

1.0 ± 1.2

1.0 ± 1.3

p > 0.05

  1. BMI body mass index, FFM fat free mass, SMM skeletal muscle mass, BFM body fat mass.
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