Table 3.
Percentage changes (Δ%) in population study parameters according to gender
| Parameters | Females Subjects n. 21 (50.0%) |
Males Subjects n. 21 (50.0%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Δ% | Δ% | ||
| Anthropometric parameters | |||
| Weight (kg) | − 8.95 ± 1.65 | − 11.63 ± 1.76 | < 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | − 8.95 ± 1.65 | − 11.63 ± 1.76 | < 0.001 |
| WC (cm) | − 8.06 ± 1.95 | − 9.67 ± 1.50 | 0.005 |
| Body composition parameters | |||
| R (Ω) | − 2.49 ± 4.99 | 2.27 ± 4.36 | 0.002 |
| Xc (Ω) | 4.66 ± 6.01 | 19.56 ± 9.39 | < 0.001 |
| PhA (°) | 7.05 ± 3.30 | 17.11 ± 9.00 | < 0.001 |
| TBW (lt) | − 0.51 ± 3.27 | − 5.12 ± 2.54 | < 0.001 |
| TBW (%) | 9.27 ± 3.36 | 7.43 ± 2.49 | 0.049 |
| ECW (lt) | − 4.41 ± 3.45 | − 13.32 ± 3.95 | < 0.001 |
| ECW (%) | − 3.94 ± 1.59 | − 8.66 ± 3.87 | < 0.001 |
| ICW (lt) | 3.54 ± 3.78 | 4.10 ± 1.91 | 0.645 |
| ICW (%) | 2.85 ± 5.66 | 8.41 ± 4.55 | < 0.001 |
| FFM (kg) | − 0.00 ± 2.73 | − 2.18 ± 5.00 | 0.582 |
| FFM (%) | 9.84 ± 2.85 | 10.73 ± 5.15 | 0.492 |
| BCM (kg) | 4.42 ± 4.00 | 2.55 ± 14.13 | 0.564 |
| BCMI (kg/m) | 4.39 ± 3.83 | 4.39 ± 11.76 | 0.999 |
| SMM (kg) | 2.54 ± 5.22 | 1.44 ± 7.41 | 0.582 |
| SMM (%) | 12.59 ± 5.53 | 14.76 ± 7.77 | 0.303 |
| Inflammatory parameter | |||
| hs− CRP levels (mg/L) | − 22.38 ± 17.30 | − 41.42 ± 21.35 | 0.003 |
A p-value in bold type denotes a significant difference (p < 0.05)
BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; R, resistance; Xc, reactance; PhA, phase angle; TBW, total body water; ECW, extracellular water; ICW, intracellular water; FFM, fat free mass; BCM, body cell mass; BCMI, body cell mass index; SMM, skeletal muscle mass; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein