Table 2.
Biometric evaluation: parameters by measurement device.
| Measurement Device | Mean Whole Population (Std.Dev) | Mean UC Patients (Std.Dev) | Mean CD Patients (Std.Dev) | Mean Healthy Controls (Std.Dev) | Mean Geriatric Controls (Std.Dev) | Mean Geriatric Sarcopenic Controls (Std.Dev) | p | Male | Female | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase Angle | BIA | 5.568 (1.019) | 5.491 (1.138) | 5.618 (1.014) | 5.712 (0.880) | 4.340 (0.629) | 4.770 (0.001) | 0.1024 | 5.926 (0.132) | 5.206 (0.094) | 0.00001 |
|
Skeletal Muscle
Mass |
BIA | 28.076 (7.613) | 28.169 (7.587) | 29.77 (6.463) | 27.608 (7.957) | 15.945 (1.388) | 14.300 (0.00001) | 0.0023 | 34.394 (0.517) | 21.664 (0.486) | 0.00001 |
| SMI | BIA | 9.587 (7.613) | 9.600 (1.951) | 10.005 (1.811) | 9.444 (1.838) | 6.992 (0.607) | 6.270 (0.0001) | 0.0101 | 11.045 (0.146) | 8.108 (0.148) | 0.00001 |
| Appendicular Lean Mass | DEXA | 19.403 (7.613) | 19.936 (4.591) | 19.463 (4.714) | 20.402 (4.782) | 15.745 (3.242) | 14.888 (2.855) | 0.0027 | 23.370 (0.399) | 15.494 (0.227) | 0.00001 |
| ASMI | DEXA | 6.886 (1.133) | 6.885 (1.188) | 6.622 (1.051) | 7.201 (1.148) | 6.529 (0.892) | 5.959 (0.772) | 0.0296 | 7.678 (0.115) | 6.106 (0.080) | 0.00001 |
Abbreviations. IBD: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; UC: Ulcerative Colitis; CD: Crohn’s Disease; DEXA: Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry; BIA: Bio-Impedensometric Analysis. SMI: Skeletal Muscle Index; ASMI: Appendicular Skeletal Mass Index.