Table 5:
Comparison of body composition parameters in patients with SBS from Crohn’s disease versus SBS from all other causes. A trend towards increased visceral adipose fat mass and visceral fat volume was found in Crohn’s disease patients with SBS compared to SBS from other etiologies.
| Crohn’s disease (n=10) | Non-Crohn’s disease (n=10) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| BMI | 24.57 | 1.88 | 26.43 | 7.55 | 0.467 |
| Percent body fat | 38.16 | 4.71 | 32.07 | 12.879 | 0.187 |
| Fat free mass (grams) | 43368.9 | 7298.13 | 46402.6 | 12610.8 | 0.521 |
| Fat mass (grams) | 25147.1 | 2714.66 | 21659.2 | 11483.59 | 0.372 |
| Visceral adipose fat mass (grams) | 1054.7 | 540.929 | 518.3 | 615.361 | 0.053 |
| Visceral adipose fat volume (cm3) | 1118 | 573.632 | 549.8 | 652.147 | 0.054 |
| Total bone mineral density (g/cm2) | 1.102 | 0.165 | 1.085 | 0.232 | 0.849 |
| T-score | −0.5 | 1.288 | −0.3 | 1.915 | 0.788 |
| Z-score | −0.08 | 1.268 | 0.16 | 1.581 | 0.713 |