Table 2.
BIA at measurement times T0 (preoperative), T2 (before discharge), T3 (3 months postoperative) and T4 (6 months postoperative) in intervention group.
| Parameters | T0 | T2 | P Value T0/T2 | T3 | P Value T0/T3 | T4 | P Value T0/T4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | ||||
| Phase angle (I) | 5.35 (0.97) | 4.82 (1.06) | 0.0014 | 5.00 (1.13) | 0.0022 | 5.21 (1.15) | 0.1628 |
| Body water (I) | 39.61(11.91) | 40.11 (11.29) | 0.4559 | 38.81 (11.61) | 0.1419 | 38.84 (11.52) | 0.1353 |
| Lean mass (I) | 54.10 (16.32) | 54.22 (16.10) | 0.3635 | 53.01 (15.87) | 0.1419 | 52.98 (15.95) | 0.1263 |
| ECM(I) | 27.79 (7.88) | 29.70 (8.897) | 0.0614 | 28.28 (7.59) | 0.1744 | 27.61 (7.65) | 0.4717 |
| BCM(I) | 26.35 (9.30) | 24.56 (9.26) | < 0.0001 | 24.62 (9.69) | < 0.0001 | 25.41 (9.60) | 0.0488 |
| ECM/BCM- Index (I) | 1.107 (0.267) | 1.320 (0.54) | 0.035 | 1.245 (0.52) | 0.0148 | 1.188 (0.45) | 0.1121 |
| %-cell fraction(I) | 48.13 (5.55) | 44.74 (7.57) | 0.0033 | 45.79 (7.63) | 0.0019 | 47.07 (7.14) | 0.2366 |
| Body fat abs. (I) | 21.20 (9.94) | 19.33(10.76) | 0.0410 | 18.79 (9.14) | 0.0103 | 21.00 (12.79) | 0.0007 |
| Body fat rel. (I) | 27.23 (9.94) | 25.29(12.12) | 0.0074 | 25.22 (9.75) | 0.0022 | 24.95 (9.54) | 0.0435 |
Significant values are in italics.
M = mean, SD = standard deviation, I = intervention group.