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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 13.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Body Compos Res. 2011 Mar 1;9(1):1–10.

Table 3.

Comparison in total body water values obtained by using deuterium dilution (TBWDeut) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (TBWBIA).

Time point Mean
± SD1
HIV-negative
Difference
± SD
P 2 Mean
± SD
HIV-positive
Difference
± SD
P Mean
± SD
Combined
Difference
± SD
P 2
1st Trimester
TBWDeut 29.4 ± 4.8 30.6 ± 3.7 30.0 ± 4.3
TBWBIA 28.5 ± 3.3 −0.95 ± 2.64 0.06 29.2 ± 2.8 −1.47 ± 2.04 0.0007 28.8 ± 3.0 −1.20 ± 2.36 0.0003
2nd Trimester
TBWDeut 31.0 ± 3.4 33.9 ± 4.9 32.4 ± 4.4
TBWBIA 30.2 ± 2.8 −0.78 ± 2.29 0.13 31.2 ± 4.0 −2.69 ± 2.23 <0.0001 30.7 ± 3.4 −1.66 ± 2.43 <0.0001
3rd Trimester
TBWDeut 33.9 ± 4.1 35.0 ± 4.5 34.4 ± 4.2
TBWBIA 31.3 ± 3.2 −2.54 ± 2.61 0.0003 32.3 ± 4.1 −2.71 ± 2.72 0.0008 31.8 ± 3.6 −2.62 ± 2.62 <0.0001
10 wks postpartum
TBWDeut 29.9 ± 3.1 29.1 ± 5.1 29.5 ± 4.2
TBWBIA 29.3 ± 2.4 −0.64 ± 1.59 0.08 28.9 ± 3.2 −0.20 ± 2.51 0.72 29.1 ± 2.8 −0.43 ± 2.07 0.19
1

All values shown in kg;

2

Based on paired t-test.