Table 1.

Changes in body weight and body composition variables by DXA after infusion of parenteral nutrition in 11 patients on permanent home parenteral nutrition.

	Baseline	Post infusion	Change	Range
Body weight (kg)	48.39 ± 9.42	49.43 ± 9.20*	0.90 ± 0.45	0.30 ; 1.70
Total mass (kg)	47.91 ± 9.46	48.78 ± 9.06*	0.87 ± 0.65	-0.05 ; 1.72
Soft-tissue mass (kg)	45.88 ± 9.15	46.75 ± 8.75*	0.88 ± 0.65	-0.14 ; 1.74
Lean-tissue mass (kg)	32.51 ± 5.92	33.04 ± 5.33*	0.53 ± 1.36	-1.53 ; 3.54
Fat mass (kg)	13.37 ± 7.46	13.72 ± 7.82	0.35 ± 1.00	-1.93 ; 1.88
Total body bone mineral mass (kg)	2.03 ± 0.38	2.03 ± 0.39	0.00 ± 0.07	-0.10 ; 0.11

Values are mean ± SD. *Significantly different from baseline values (Students paired t-test)