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Table 4 Body composition, handgrip strength, physical activity level (PAL) and some blood parameters of COPD patients

From: Dietary intake of patients with moderate to severe COPD in relation to fat-free mass index: a cross-sectional study

 

Low FFMI (n = 12)

Normal FFMI (n = 53)

 

Total (n = 65)

Characteristics

X  ±  SD

X  ±  SD

p

X  ±  SD

Weight (kg)

55.1 ± 6.4

75.4 ± 10.9

0.000**

71.6 ± 12.9

Height (cm)

164.1 ± 5.9

168.8 ± 5.9

0.015*

167.9 ± 6.1

WC (cm)

83.9 ± 7.6

101.0 ± 11.4

0.000**

97.8 ± 12.6

MUAC (cm)

25.1 ± 1.7

30.2 ± 3.0

0.000**

29.3 ± 3.4

FM (g)

14.8 ± 3.4

18.8 ± 6.4

0.042*

18.1 ± 6.1

FM (%)

26.7 ± 3.6

24.5 ± 5.5

0.155

24.9 ± 5.2

FFM (g)

40.3 ± 4.0

56.3 ± 6.3

0.000**

53.4 ± 8.6

FFM (%)

73.3 ± 3.6

75.5 ± 5.5

0.146

75.1 ± 5.2

Handgript strength (kg)

26.1 ± 4.7

34.6 ± 7.9

0.001*

33.1 ± 8.1

TEE (kkal/d)

2031.9 ± 344.3

2463.5 ± 426.6

0.002*

2382.8 ± 443.5

PAL

1.5 ± 0.2

1.6 ± 0.2

0.156

1.5 ± 0.2

WBC

8.3 ± 2.2

8.4 ± 1.8

0.882

8.4 ± 1.9

HG (g/dL)

14.5 ± 1.5

15.4 ± 1.3

0.038*

15.3 ± 1.4

HCT (%)

43.4 ± 4.3

46.3 ± 3.8

0.024*

45.7 ± 4.0

Serum albumin (g/dL)

4.1 ± 0.4

4.3 ± 0.3

0.051

4.2 ± 0.3

Serum total protein (g/dL)

6.8 ± 0.4

7.0 ± 0.5

0.289

7.0 ± 0.5

  1. Body composition, handgrip strength, physical activity level (PAL) and some blood parameters of COPD patients. Values are shown as mean ± SD. Asterisks indicate a significant difference between groups: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.001. Patients with low FFMI had significantly lower weight, height, WC, MUAC, FM, FFM, handgrip strength, TEE, HG and HCT values. Abbreviations: WC waist circumference, MUAC mid-upper arm circumference, FM fat mass, FFM fat-free mass, TEE total energy expenditure, PAL physical activity level, WBC white blood cells, HG hemglobin, HCT hematoctrit.
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