Table 4.
Body mass components versus time from onset of the first stroke symptoms.
| Exam | Parameters | Time from Stroke | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–6 Months | 6–12 Months | >12 Months | ||||||
| N 28 | N 18 | N 54 | ||||||
| Mean (95% Cl) |
SD | Mean (95% Cl) |
SD | Mean (95% Cl) |
SD | |||
| I | FAT [%] | 24.56 (22.16–26.96) |
6.19 | 23.69 (20.54–26.83) |
6.32 | 28.30 (26.18–30.42) |
7.77 | 0.023 |
| VFAT [level] | 10.54 (8.55–12.52) |
5.12 | 8.50 (6.35–10.65) |
4.33 | 10.26 (9.07–11.45) |
4.36 | 0.326 | |
| FFM [%] | 75.44 (73.04–77.84) |
6.19 | 76.31 (73.17–79.46) |
6.32 | 71.70 (69.58–73.82) |
7.77 | 0.023 | |
| TBW [%] | 53.42 (51.55–55.28) |
4.81 | 53.95 (51.57–56.33) |
4.78 | 50.96 (49.36–52.56) |
5.86 | 0.046 | |
| PMM [%] | 71.66 (69.38–73.94) |
5.88 | 72.47 (69.48–75.45) |
6.00 | 68.09 (66.07–70.11) |
7.40 | 0.021 | |
| II | FAT [%] | 23.78 (21.36–26.19) |
6.22 | 23.56 (20.40–26.72) |
6.36 | 27.52 (25.42–29.61) |
7.66 | 0.027 |
| VFAT [level] | 10.39 (8.41–12.37) |
5.10 | 8.50 (6.40–10.60) |
4.22 | 10.06 (8.88–11.24) |
4.32 | 0.390 | |
| FFM [%] | 76.25 (73.84–78.66) |
6.21 | 76.49 (73.32–79.65) |
6.37 | 72.47 (70.38–74.57) |
7.66 | 0.025 | |
| TBW [%] | 53.95 (52.06–55.84) |
4.86 | 54.06 (51.68–56.44) |
4.79 | 51.39 (49.83–52.96) |
5.73 | 0.051 | |
| PMM [%] | 72.43 (70.14–74.72) |
5.90 | 72.64 (69.64–75.64) |
6.03 | 68.84 (66.84–70.83) |
7.30 | 0.025 | |
| III | FAT [%] | 23.86 (21.27–26.45) |
6.69 | 23.54 (20.31–26.77) |
6.49 | 27.85 (25.78–29.93) |
7.61 | 0.017 |
| VFAT [level] | 10.43 (8.41–12.45) |
5.21 | 8.44 (6.35–10.54) |
4.20 | 10.15 (8.95–11.35) |
4.40 | 0.336 | |
| FFM [%] | 76.16 (73.57–78.75) |
6.67 | 76.40 (73.19–79.62) |
6.46 | 72.06 (70.01–74.11) |
7.51 | 0.017 | |
| TBW [%] | 54.09 (52.11–56.08) |
5.12 | 54.02 (51.62–56.42) |
4.82 | 51.11 (49.57–52–65) |
5.63 | 0.028 | |
| PMM [%] | 72.35 (69.89–74.81) |
6.34 | 72.56 (69.51–75.61) |
6.13 | 68.41 (66.47–70.36) |
7.12 | 0.017 | |
N: number of subjects; M: mean; SD: standard deviation; FAT: body fat; VFAT: visceral fat; FFM: fat-free mass; TBW: total body water; PMM muscle mass; p: Kruskal–Wallis test; (Kołmogorow–Smirnow test, Shapiro–Wilk test), bold value: statistical significance.