Table 5.
Bone mineral mass and body composition (means/SD) according to the general outcome - sample 1 (n = 52), p-values refer to a t-test for dependent samples and indicate differences between first examination and follow-up
| Outcome |
good n = 26 |
intermediate n = 20 |
poor n = 6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.5 (± 2.2) | 20.6 (± 3.0) | 17.1 (± 2.6) |
| FBM (%) | 27 (± 8)** p < 0.001 (+) |
25 (± 8)** p < 0.001 (+) |
19 (± 7)* p = 0.021 (+) |
| Δ FBM (Mean/SD) | 0.13 (± 0.10) | 0.11(± 0.07) | 0.12 (± 0.10) |
| LBM (kg) | 39 (± 5)** p < 0.001 (+) |
39 (± 3)* p = 0.001 (+) |
36 (± 4) p = 0.062 (+) |
| Δ LBM (Mean/SD) | 4.94 (± 6.5) | 3.90 (± 3.48) | 4.27 (± 4.28) |
| BMD (g/cm2) | 1.10 (± 0.07)** p = 0.000 (+) |
1.09 (± 0.06) p = 0.050 (+) |
1.02 (± 0.08) p = 0.125 (-) |
| Δ BMD (Mean/SD) | 0.08 (± 0.07) | 0.02 (± 0.05) | -0.03 (± 0.04) |
| BMC (kg) | 2.43 (± 0.30)** p < 0.001 (+) |
2.38 (± 0.3)** p <0.001 (+) |
2.04 (± 0.3) p = 0.872 (+) |
| Δ BMC (Mean/SD) | 0.08 (± 0.07) | 0.02 (± 0.05) | -0.05 (± 0.04) |
| BMC/LBM (at follow-up) | 0.062 (± 0.008) p = 0.15 |
0.060 (± 0.007) p = 0.53 |
0.054 (± 0.004)* p < 0.05 |
| Δ BMC/LBM (Mean/SD) | -0.003 (± 0.008) | -0.001 (± 0.008) | +0.007 (± 0.004) |
+ = increase, - = decrease
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001