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Table 1 Anthropometric measures and body composition evaluated by BIA parameters of the psoriatic patients and control group

From: Nutrition and psoriasis: is there any association between the severity of the disease and adherence to the Mediterranean diet?

 

Psoriatic patients

Control group

 
 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

p value

Age (years)

50.2 ± 10.5

49.8 ± 10.4

0.857

BW (kg)

88.3 ± 15.1

83.0 ± 17.0

0.069

Height (m)

1.7 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

0.747

BMI (kg/m2)

31.6 ± 5.1

29.9 ± 6.5

0.101

R (Ω)

556.3 ± 116.6

526.4 ± 79.7

0.087

Xc (Ω)

43.5 ± 6.7

42.5 ± 6.5

0.453

PA (°)

4.6 ± 1.0

4.7 ± 1.4

0.807

R/H (Ω/m)

313.7 ± 99.2

315.6 ± 51.4

0.895

Xc/H (Ω/m)

24.6 ± 7.1

25.8 ± 3.9

0.291

Na/K ratio

1.1 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.2

0.032

BCMI

7.4 ± 4.0

7.6 ± 3.0

0.702

FM (kg)

32.0 ± 9.5

25.4 ± 9.7

0.001

FM (%)

35.6 ± 6.8

30.3 ± 6.6

<0.001

FFM (kg)

57.3 ± 10.3

56.4 ± 9.4

0.605

FFM (%)

64.4 ± 6.8

69.5 ± 6.8

<0.001

BCM (kg)

20.6 ± 11.2

20.9 ± 8.3

0.824

BCM (%)

34.8 ± 12.1

36.7 ± 9.3

0.288

SMM (kg)

26.7 ± 12.7

27.0 ± 9.5

0.854

SMM (%)

29.7 ± 11.2

33.2 ± 8.7

0.042

TBW (Lt)

41.9 ± 7.6

41.3 ± 6.9

0.602

TBW (%)

47.2 ± 4.9

51.1 ± 4.8

<0.001

TBW/BW

0.48 ± 0.06

0.51 ± 0.06

0.005

ECW (Lt)

22.2 ± 3.2

21.7 ± 2.9

0.383

ECW (%)

53.8 ± 7.1

53.2 ± 5.9

0.572

ICW (Lt)

19.7 ± 6.4

19.6 ± 5.3

0.888

ICW (%)

46.2 ± 7.1

46.9 ± 5.9

0.503

  1. Psoriatic patients exhibited statistically significant differences compared with control group sex, age and BMI-matched for BIA parameters. In particular psoriatic patients have the lowest values of Na/K ratio, FFM (%), SMM (%),TBW (%) and higher values of FM (Kg) and FM (%). Differences between the two groups were analyzed by paired t test. BW, Body weight; BMI, Body Mass Index; R, Resistance (Ω = ohm); Xc, Reactance (Ω = ohm); PA, Phase Angle (° = degrees); R/H, Resistance standardized by Height (Ω/m = ohm/meters); Xc/H, Reactance standardized by Height (Ω/m = ohm/meters); Na/K, Sodium/Potassium; BCMI, Body Cell Mass Index; FM, Fat Mass; FFM, Fat-Free Mass; BCM, Body Cell Mass; SMM Skeletal Muscle Mass; TBW, Total Body Water; ECW, Extra-Cellular Water; ICW, Intra-Cellular Water.