Table 3 Body composition in TS patients before and after commencement of HRT therapy (mean ± SD).

From: Body composition and bone mineral status in patients with Turner syndrome

 

<13 years old (n = 3)

≥13 years old (n = 14)

P value

Body Water

16.2 ± 4.46

20.7 ± 3.73

0.08

Body Protein

4.3 ± 1.19

5.6 ± 0.99

0.08

Body Mineral

1.5 ± 0.41

2.0 ± 0.40

0.05

Mineral in Bone

1.2 ± 0.37

1.7 ± 0.33

0.05

Fat mass

4.0 ± 0.92

13.7 ± 6.01

0.02