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. 2022 Nov 13;14(22):4802. doi: 10.3390/nu14224802

Table 6.

Changes in anthropometry, body composition and muscle function according to gender at baseline and 3 months after nutritional intervention.

Men Women
Anthropometry
Baseline 3 Months p-Value Baseline 3 Months p-Value
%Weight Loss 10.05 (7.03) −0.25(5.57) <0.01 12.84 (13.04) −0.72 (4.95) <0.01
BMI (kg/m2) 25.53 (4.30) 24.72 (4.04) 0.21 23.77 (6.18) 23.11 (5.56) 0.53
Arm circumference (cm) 25.43 (2.53) 25.67 (2.77) 0.32 23.99 (4.21) 24.16 (3.91) 0.65
Calf Circumference (cm) 32.75 (3.11) 33.33 (2.75) 0.16 24.16 (3.91) 30.63 (3.81) 0.18
Handgrip Strength
Handgrip Strength (kg) 23.81 (7.61) 24.03 (8.81) 0.44 14.77 (6.66) 15.13 (5.69) 0.95
Bioelectrical Impedanciometry
Resistance (ohm) 501 (76) 502 (85) 0.95 588 (86) 586 (87) 0.83
Reactance (ohm) 44.61 (9.43) 45.86 (11.43) 0.51 49.10(9.01) 49.43(11.29) 0.82
Phase Angle (°) 5.11 (0.89) 5.24 (1.15) 0.42 4.78 (0.66) 4.81 (0.79) 0.84
ASMI (kg/m2) 7.11 (0.91) 7.15 (0.94) 0.71 5.79 (0.91) 5.81 (0.94) 0.71
FFMI (kg/m2) 18.35 (2.76) 18.34 (2.80) 0.98 16.65 (3.20) 16.29 (2.19) 0.46
FMI (kg/m2) 6.80 (2.15) 6.72 (2.25) 0.76 6.98 (4.10) 6.85 (4.07) 0.51
BCMI (kg/m2) 8.97 (1.74) 9.09 (2.00) 0.48 7.64 (1.37) 7.67 (1.40) 0.79
%TBW 58.18 (4.13) 58.28 (4.83) 0.88 53.75 (11.35) 55.91 (7.17) 0.32
Rectus Femoris Ultrasonography
RFAI (cm2/m2) 1.36 (0.55) 1.31 (0.57) 0.31 1.18 (0.35) 1.14 (0.37) 0.19
X/Y (cm2/m2) 3.39 (1.56) 3.55 (1.48) 0.46 3.79 (1.57) 3.56 (1.24) 0.46

ASMI: Appendicular Skeletal Muscular Index; FFMI: Fat-Free Mass Index; FMI: Fat Mass Index; BCMI: Body Cell Mass Index; %TBW: Percentage Total Body Water; RFAI: Rectus Femoris Area Index; X/Y: Index Transversal axis (X)/anteroposterior axis (Y).