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. 2012 May 3;11:11. doi: 10.1186/1744-859X-11-11

Table 2.

Body composition measurements of patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls

 
Male
 
Female
 
  Schizophrenia Control p value Schizophrenia Control p value
Body Fat (kg)
20.2±12.4
13.0±5.8
p<0.001
19.8±9.8
16.3±7.6
p<0.01
% Body Fat
27.7±11.8
18.3±5.8
p<0.001
30.2±9.8
28.5±7.6
p=0.124
Fat Free Mass (kg)
49.0±9.7
55.5±5.9
p<0.001
43.6±7.9
38.5±3.6
p<0.001
Muscle Mass (kg)
46.3±9.2
52.6±5.6
p<0.001
41.2±7.5
36.3±3.3
p<0.001
Body Water (kg) 34.3±6.1 38.4±4.6 p<0.001 31.3±5.2 27.8±3.3 p<0.001