Table 2

Malnutrition in an obese COPD patient

parameter

values

TBW

36.7 l

[29.1 - 36.1 l]

FFM

50.1 kg

[39.8 - 49.4 kg]

ECM

29.1 kg

[19.5 - 25.7 kg]

BCM

21.0 kg

[18.8 - 25.3 kg]

BCM %

42.0 %

[44.7 - 53.9 %]

phase angle

4.3 °

[4.7 - 6.4 °]

body fat in kg (corrected)

39.9 kg

[13.3 - 23.7 kg]

Values for different BIA parameters. Age- and BMI-adapted reference values are shown in brackets. Bold values are outside the normal range.

Walter-Kroker et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:35   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-35