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Table 2 Body composition according to the stage of fibrosis

From: Relationship between body composition and the histology of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross‐sectional study

Index

Median (IQR)

P-value

Stage 0 (n = 29)

Stage 1–2 (n = 60)

Stage 3–4 (n = 60)

Muscle mass, kg

27.4 (21.7–31.7)

22.9 (19.9–29.7)

23 (19.2–28.3)

0.09

Muscle mass/ht2, kg/m2

9.8 (9.3–11)

9.5 (8.3–10.6)

9.4 (8.4–10.5)

0.29

ASM, kg

20.9 (15.8–23.1)

16.9 (14.4–21.8)

17.3 (13.9–21.5)

0.13

SMI, kg/m2

7.3 (6.9–8.1)

7.1 (6.1–7.8)

7.1 (6–8.1)

0.61

Muscle mass of upper extremity, kg

5.4 (4.2–6.3)

4.7 (3.8–6.1)

4.6 (3.8–6.2)

0.27

Muscle mass of upper extremity/ht2, kg/m2

2 (1.8–2.2)

2 (1.6–2.2)

1.9 (1.6–2.2)

0.85

Muscle mass of lower extremity, kg

15.4 (11.9–16.7)

12.2 (10.4–15.8)

12.5 (10.2–15.4)

0.08

Muscle mass of lower extremity/ht2, kg/m2

5.5 (5.1–5.8)

5.2 (4.5–5.7)

5.1 (4.4–5.9)

0.5

Fat mass, kg

21.1 (13.6–25.6)

26.1 (20.6–31.8)

26.3 (19.4–33.8)

0.03

BFMI, kg/m2

8.4 (4.9–10.9)

10.2 (7.8–12.6)

10.3 (7.8–14)

0.01

Visceral fat area, cm2

113.1 (90.2–135.5)

127.7 (115.4–152.2)

138.4 (117–158.3)

< 0.01

Waist-hip ratio

0.92 (0.9–0.96)

0.96 (0.92–0.99)

0.99 (0.92–1.01)

< 0.01

SMI/BFMI

0.88 (0.65–1.54)

0.66 (0.53–0.85)

0.7 (0.52–0.86)

< 0.01

  1. Kruskal-Wallis test or one-way analysis of variance was used. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant
  2. IQR, interquartile range; ht2, height squared; ASM, appendicular skeletal muscle mass; SMI, skeletal muscle index; BFMI, body fat mass index