Table 4.
Anthropometric parameters and biochemical data of 25 patients with malabsorption due to past intestinal resection for Crohn’s disease evaluated at first visit and after 1, 3, and 6 months of nutritional rehabilitation.
| Baseline Mean ± SD |
1 Month Mean ± SD |
3 Months Mean ± SD |
6 Months Mean ± SD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Weight | Kg | 53.1 ± 15.5 | 56.3 ± 12.0 * | 59.1 ± 12.1 ** | 62.1 ± 12.3 *** |
| BMI | Kg/m2 | 19.6 ± 3.4 | 20.9 ± 3.4 * | 21.5 ± 30.4 ** | 22.7 ± 4.1 *** |
| Hb | g/dL | 11.6 ± 1.9 | 11.5 ± 1.7 | 11.9 ± 1.5 ** | 12.6 ± 1.5 *** |
| Lymph count | n/µL | 1765 ± 1233 | 1711 ± 1097 | 1705 ± 837 | 1572 ± 917 |
| Transferrin | mg/dL | 2.6 ± 0.7 | 2.7 ± 0.64 | 3.06 ± 0.4 | 2.7 ± 0.6 |
| Albumin | g/dL | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 3.9 ± 1.1 | 3.8 ± 0.9 |
| Prealbumin | g/dL | 0.21 ± 0.07 | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.22 ± 0.06 | 0.27 ± 0.03 |
| Total Cholesterol | mg/dL | 146 ± 34 | 144 ± 31 | 159 ± 34 * | 165 ± 35 * |
| BChE | UI/mL | 6275 ± 1701 | 6939 ± 1876 * | 7845 ± 1978*/** | 8554 ± 2158 */** |
* p < 0.05 compared with baseline; ** p < 0.05 compared with 1 month; *** p < 0.05 compared with 3 months.