Table 2.
The BMI and relative results of body composition measured using bioimpedance method for ulcerative colitis and control groups of male individuals.
| Parameter | Ulcerative Colitis Group of Male Individuals | Control Group of Male Individuals | p-Value ** | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median | Min | Max | Mean ± SD | Median | Min | Max | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.6 ± 3.6 | 25.7 | 19.4 | 34.6 | 25.2 ± 3.4 | 24.5 * | 20.0 | 32.9 | 0.5424 |
| BCM (% of body mass) | 48.9 ± 6.6 | 48.9 | 27.9 | 61.2 | 52.0 ± 10.6 | 53.4 * | 20.0 | 64.5 | 0.0192 |
| TBW (% of body mass) | 57.0 ± 6.5 | 57.6 * | 27.9 | 65.8 | 58.0 ± 4.3 | 57.1 * | 50.4 | 67.4 | 0.9534 |
| EBW (% of total body water) | 44.6 ± 4.3 | 43.6 * | 39.0 | 59.8 | 43.9 ± 6.4 | 41.9 * | 36.2 | 63.2 | 0.0741 |
| IBW (% of total body water) | 55.4 ± 4.3 | 56.5 * | 40.2 | 61.0 | 56.1 ± 6.4 | 58.2 * | 36.8 | 63.8 | 0.0734 |
| FM (% of body mass) | 22.4 ± 6.5 | 21.4 | 12.2 | 35.4 | 21.7 ± 6.1 | 22.7 | 8.0 | 32.0 | 0.4859 |
| FFM (% of body mass) | 77.7 ± 6.5 | 78.6 | 64.6 | 87.8 | 78.3 ± 6.1 | 77.3 * | 68.0 | 92.0 | 0.9767 |
| MM (% of body mass) | 47.7 ± 9.3 | 47.0 * | 27.3 | 86.3 | 50.3 ± 9.6 | 51.4 | 21.0 | 68.8 | 0.0721 |
| BCM index (-) | 9.6 ± 1.5 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 13.1 | 10.2 ± 2.2 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 0.1446 |
SD—standard deviation; BMI—body mass index; BCM—body cell mass; TBW—total body water; EBW—extracellular body water; IBW—intracellular body water; FM—fat mass; FFM—fat-free mass; MM—muscle mass; BCM index—body cell mass index; * nonparametric distribution in a group; ** p-Value for the Student’s t-test/Mann–Whitney U test.