Table 3. Body composition analysis of the children with CP according to plegia.

Variables	Total (n = 16)	Quadriplegia (n = 5)	Paraplegia (n = 7)	Hemiplegia (n = 4)
ICW	7.43 ± 2.08	9.04 ± 1.98*	6.40 ± 1.85†	7.20 ± 1.65*,†
ECW	4.61 ± 1.23	5.42 ± 1.40	4.14 ± 1.10	4.43 ± 0.96
TBW	12.04 ± 3.22	14.46 ± 3.10	10.54 ± 2.92	11.63 ± 2.61
Protein	3.19 ± 0.91	3.90 ± 0.84*	2.73 ± 0.80†	3.10 ± 0.75*,†
Mineral	1.06 ± 0.38	1.31 ± 0.26	0.90 ± 0.37	1.02 ± 0.42
Fat	6.93 ± 5.49	10.92 ± 6.67	5.33 ± 4.41	4.75 ± 3.66
SLM	15.47 ± 4.15	18.60 ± 3.98	13.44 ± 3.80	15.10 ± 3.18
FFM	16.26 ± 4.44	19.68 ± 4.21	14.17 ± 3.90	15.63 ± 3.80
SMM	7.68 ± 2.69	9.78 ± 2.57*	6.36 ± 2.40†	7.38 ± 2.10*,†
PMF	25.51 ± 13.92	32.94 ± 10.80	22.80 ± 15.36	20.98 ± 14.30
WHR	0.85 ± 0.10	0.83 ± 0.14	0.90 ± 0.06	0.81 ± 0.07
ECW/TBW (total)	0.38 ± 0.02	0.37 ± 0.05	0.39 ± 0.02	0.38 ± 0.01
Body cell mass	10.63 ± 2.96	12.92 ± 2.82	9.19 ± 2.66	10.30 ± 2.33
Bone mineral content	0.86 ± 0.32	1.09 ± 0.23	0.72 ± 0.32	0.80 ± 0.35

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

CP, cerebral palsy; ICW, intracellular water; ECW, extracellular water; TBW, total body water; SLM, soft lean mass; FFM, fat free mass; SMM, skeletal muscle mass; PMF, percent body fat; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.

^*,†Values with different superscript mark were significantly different in quadriplegia, paraplegia, and hemiplegia at p < 0.05.