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Table 2 Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis results in study participants

From: Body composition and phase angle as an indicator of nutritional status in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Parameter

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) (n = 46) (mean ± SD)

Control

(n = 46) (mean ± SD)

P value

FM (kg)

12.38 ± 6.96

11.08 ± 4.64

0.617

FM (%)

26.62 ± 8.46

23.89 ± 7.58

0.107

FMI

5.34 ± 2.56

4.66 ± 1.89

0.339

FFM (kg)

33.01 ± 13.24

35.82 ± 12.67

0.300

FFM (%)

73.38 ± 8.46

76.11 ± 7.58

0.107

FFMI

14.04 ± 2.48

14.56 ± 2.38

0.310

MM (kg)

20.89 ± 8.96

23.64 ± 9.56

0.175

MM (%)

46.02 ± 6.32

49.53 ± 6.67

0.005

TBW (liters)

25.12 ± 9.34

27.10 ± 9.08

0.304

TBW (%)

56.55 ± 7.80

58.00 ± 6.07

0.322

ECW (liters)

11.22 ± 4.48

12.01 ± 3.97

0.295

ECW (%)

44.60 ± 4.21

44.49 ± 2.77

0.585

ICW (liters)

13.89 ± 5.40

15.09 ± 5.25

0.271

ICW (%)

55.40 ± 4.21

55.52 ± 2.77

0.585

BCM (kg)

16.90 ± 7.30

19.21 ± 7.91

0.166

BCM (%)

50.63 ± 3.46

52.70 ± 4.06

0.010

BCMI

7.16 ± 1.53

7.76 ± 1.78

0.098

R – resistance (Ohm)

699.57 ± 117.99

656.15 ± 94.83

0.055

X – reactance (Ohm)

66.30 ± 12.19

66.28 ± 7.49

0.784

PhA

5.45 ± 0.64

5.85 ± 0.80

0.010

  1. SD Standard deviation, FM Fat mass, FMI Fat mass index, FFM Fat free mass, FFMI Fat free mass index, MM Muscle mass, TBW Total body water, ECW Extracellular water, ICW Intracellular water, BCM Body cell mass, BCMI Body cell mass index, PhA Phase angle. Bold characters indicate significant values (p<0.05)