Table 3.
Differences between the morphofunctional assessment parameters (ultrasonography and bioimpedanciometry) based on the diagnosis of malnutrition and severe malnutrition using GLIM criteria.
| Malnutrition N = 36 |
p-Value | No Malnutrition N = 7 |
p-Value | Severe Malnutrition N = 19 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCAT (cm) | 0.59 (±0.29) | 0.403 | 0.70 (±0.50) | 0.293 | 0.55 (±0.24) |
| MAI | 8.52 (±7.19) | 0.857 | 7.99 (±6.18) | 0.570 | 1.09 (±8.98) |
| MARA (cm2) | 3.33 (±1.36) | 0.623 | 3.06 (±0.69) | 0.620 | 3.32 (±1.29) |
| MARAI (cm2/m2) | 1.29 (±0.49) | 0.753 | 1.23 (±0.23) | 0.811 | 1.27 (±0.48) |
| MCR (cm) | 8.64 (±1.49) | 0.600 | 8.95 (±0.97) | 0.813 | 8.82 (±1.31) |
| MCRI (cm/m2) | 3.38 (±0.58) | 0.337 | 3.59 (±0.23) | 0.332 | 3.40 (±0.50) |
| Resistance (W) | 562.99 (±104.11) | 0.764 | 550.86 (±36.17) | 0.985 | 550.10 (±100.05) |
| Reactance (W) | 47.46 (±9.82) | 0.428 | 50.57 (±6.55) | 0.337 | 46.53 (±9.95) |
| Phase angle (°) | 4.85 (±0.77) | 0.232 | 5.23 (±0.53) | 0.312 | 4.87 (±0.85) |
| BMCI (kg/m2) | 7.57 (±1.82) | 0.548 | 8 (±0.82) | 0.690 | 7.68 (±1.97) |
| FFMI (kg/m2) | 17.05 (±2.86) | 0.818 | 16.79 (±1.28) | 0.764 | 17.16 (±3.11) |
SCAT: subcutaneous adipose tissue, MAI: Muscular Adipose Index, MARA: muscular area rectus anterior, MARAI: muscular area rectus anterior index, MCR: muscular circumference rectus, MCRI: muscular circumference rectus index, BCMI: body cell mass index, FFMI: fat-free mass index.