Table 3

Cachexia

parameter

values

TBW

29.1 l

[37.6 - 48.4 l]

FFM

39.8 kg

[51.4 - 66.1 kg]

ECM

22.5 kg

[24.6 - 33.7 kg]

BCM

17.3 kg

[25.1 - 34.0 kg]

BCM %

43.5 %

[44.7 - 55.0 %]

phase angle

4.5 °

[4.7 - 6.6 °]

body fat in kg (corrected)

5.2 kg

[7.9 - 20.1 kg]

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

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