Table 4:
Comparison of SBS patients’ PN status (former, current or never PN therapy) reveals differences in fat mass (p=0.026), visceral adipose fat mass (p=0.025) and visceral adipose fat volume (p=0.025).
| Former PN (n=11) | Never PN (n=3) | Current PN (n=6) | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| BMI | 26 | 3.872 | 21.367 | 1.939 | 26.65 | 8.288 | 0.114 |
| Percent body fat | 39.255 | 7.021 | 21.467 | 15.105 | 34.35 | 5.9782 | 0.057 |
| Fat free mass (grams) | 44218.18 | 10864.3 | 45943.33 | 10142.71 | 45580.83 | 10577.68 | 0.796 |
| Fat mass (grams) | 27091.18 | 6902.29 | 11865.33 | 8450.37 | 22410.67 | 5289.28 | 0.026 |
| Visceral adipose fat mass (grams) | 921 | 554.483 | 78.667 | 25.716 | 893.8333 | 725.679 | 0.025 |
| Visceral adipose fat volume (cm3) | 976.455 | 587.682 | 83.667 | 25.652 | 947.667 | 769.224 | 0.025 |
| Total bone mineral density (g/cm2) | 1.064 | 0.137 | 1.102 | 0.252 | 1.144 | 0.279 | 0.707 |
| T-score | −0.709 | 1.122 | −0.167 | 1.943 | 0.05 | 2.262 | 0.497 |
| Z-score | −0.209 | 1.239 | 0.233 | 1.012 | 0.633 | 1.836 | 0.45 |