Table 1

Distribution of body composition parameters over time



Body weight, kg
R/H, Ohm/m
Xc/H, Ohm/m
TBW, L

Visit
n
M
SD
M
SD
M
SD
M
SD

Screening visit, T0
182
58.1
8.1
373.6
53.6
39.8
6.5
30.4
3.6
After 1 month, T1
179
58.4
8.2
370.6
54.5
39.9
5.8
30.7
3.9
After 3 months, T3
171
58.4
8.1
369.1
58.0
39.3
6.0
30.8
4.6
After 6 months, T6
161
58.6
7.9
368.6
57.1
38.9
5.6
30.9
4.3
T1-T0
179
0.26
1.34
-1.92
25.7
0.22
5.1
0.19
1.49
P(t)

0.01

ns

ns

ns

T3-T0
171
0.42
1.76
-4.89
30.7
-0.51
5.5
0.49
2.40
P(t)

0.002

0.04

ns

0.008

T6-T0
161
0.64
1.94
-6.11
31.2
-1.11
6.5
0.51
2.07
P(t)

<0.001

0.01

0.03

0.002


T0, T1, T3, T6 = screening visit, after 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months

T1-T0, T3-T0, T6-T0 = change in parameters after 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months

t = Student's t test for paired data

Piccoli et al. Nutrition Journal 2008 7:21   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-21

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