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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2018 Sep 11;28:141–147. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2018.08.013

Table 2.

Total and segmental body composition estimates by DXA and BIA

DXA
Mean (SD)
BIA
Mean (SD)
p value for
Paired
Sample t-test
Cohen’s d Pearson r
Total body
Total mass, kg 82.56 (22.15) 81.58 (21.85) .11  .31 .99**
Fat mass, kg 27.92 (13.36) 23.76 (11.17) .14  ..95 .95**
Lean mass, kg 51.77 (13.13) 54.89 (14.92) <.001 1.17 .99**

Arm
Total mass, kg 9.33 (2.99) 8.54 (2.79) <.001 1.08 .97**
Right arm 4.70 (1.49) 3.76 (1.20) <.001 2.15 .97**
Left arm 4.63 (1.51) 4.79 (1.60) .05 .41 .97**
Fat mass, kg 3.01 (1.32) 2.59 (1.31) <.001 .80 .92**
Right arm 1.51 (.65) 1.31 (.12) <.001 .37 .92**
Left arm 1.50 (.67) 1.28 (.64) <.001 .89 .93**
Lean mass, kg 5.93 (2.32) 6.91 (2.68) <.001 1.24 .96**
Right arm 2.99 (1.16) 3.53 (1.34) <.001 1.36 .96**
Left arm 2.94 (1.15) 3.38 (1.34) <.001 1.10 .96**

Leg
Total mass, kg 29.20 (7.42) 26.46 (6.49) <.001 1.64 .98**
Right leg 14.71 (3.74) 13.22 (3.23) <.001 1.73 .98**
Left leg 14.49 (3.68) 13.24 (3.25) <.001 1.54 .98**
Fat mass, kg 9.46 (3.96) 7.52 (2.92) .001 .96 .87**
Right leg 4.76 (2.01) 3.77 (1.47) <.001 .96 .87**
Left leg 4.70 (1.95) 3.75 (1.45) <.001 .93 .86**
Lean mass, kg 18.68 (5.33) 18.35 (5.48) .19 .25 .97**
Right leg 9.41 (2.69) 9.14 (2.71) .03 .41 .97**
Left leg 9.27 (2.64) 9.22 (2.78) .70 .07 .97**

Trunk
Total mass, kg 39.45 (11.85) 40.40 (12.12) .09 .32 .97**
Fat mass, kg 14.57 (8.59) 14.35 (7.88) .68 .08 .94**
Lean mass, kg 24.00 (5.38) 29.58 (6.89) <.001 2.43 .96**