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 | |
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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 |