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. 2020 Jun 30;21(13):4670. doi: 10.3390/ijms21134670

Table 2.

Comparison between baseline and follow-up in each group.

Parameters Overall Lean Obese
Baseline Follow-up Baseline Follow-up Baseline Follow-up
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD p Mean ± SD Mean ± SD p Mean ± SD Mean ± SD p
Subscapular Thickness (mm) 16.45 ± 6.92 14.97 ± 7.42 0.000 10.85 ± 3.81 9.01 ± 5.17 0.004 21.36 ± 4.95 19.94 ± 4.84 0.001
Suprailiac Thickness (mm) 17.68 ± 8.32 16.08 ± 7.27 0.004 11.85 ± 5.11 10.64 ± 4.14 0.237 22.77 ± 7.25 20.6 ± 6.15 0.004
Sum Thickness (mm) 34.13 ± 13.95 31.05 ± 13.34 0.000 22.7 ± 8.35 19.65 ± 8.52 0.025 44.13 ± 9.21 40.54 ± 7.72 0.001
Body Density (kg/m3) 1.03 ± 0.01 1.05 ± 0.02 0.000 1.05 ± 0.01 1.07 ± 0.01 0.000 1.03 ± 0.01 1.04 ± 0.01 0.000
Fat Mass (%) 28.42 ± 6.29 20.15 ± 7.01 0.000 23.34 ± 5.21 14.5 ± 6.45 0.000 32.87 ± 2.73 24.86 ± 2.54 0.000
Waist Circumference (cm) 103.19 ± 10.18 99.85 ± 9.64 0.002 93.72 ± 4.10 92.25 ± 3.78 0.185 111.48 ± 4.97 108.71 ± 5.55 0.000
Liver Attenuation (HU) 46.17 ± 4.91 57.14 ± 3.48 0.000 48.89 ± 2.76 55.85 ± 3.09 0.017 43.79 ± 5.28 58.22 ± 3.68 0.002
Spleen Attenuation (HU) 49.68 ± 6.85 46.31 ± 5.49 0.013 51.84 ± 6.27 49.02 ± 4.60 0.066 47.78 ± 7.15 44.05 ± 5.47 0.147
LRS 0.91 ± 0.10 1.25 ± 0.17 0.000 0.97 ± 0.10 1.15 ± 0.13 0.004 0.86 ± 0.08 1.34 ± 0.15 0.001
ESMcsa (cm2) 20.08 ± 4.52 17.36 ± 3.72 0.000 18.84 ± 4.42 17.52 ± 3.46 0.091 21.18 ± 4.63 17.22 ± 5.11 0.000
ESM attenuation (HU) 27.63 ± 3.24 26.80 ± 6.86 0.510 28.54 ± 5.84 27.29 ± 4.11 0.404 26.83 ± 4.29 26.08 ± 4.82 0.950