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Table 4 Baseline values and changes in anthropometry after three months in the male and the female study groups.

From: Body composition in older acute stroke patients after treatment with individualized, nutritional supplementation while in hospital

  

Men

Women

  

Control (n = 35)

Intervention (n = 25)

P

Control (n = 31)

Intervention (n = 33)

P

Weight (kg)

Baseline

76.4 (12.9)

72.4 (13.3)

0.25

68.3 (15.8)

61.7 (12.0)

0.061

 

∆

-2.5 ± 0.7a

-2.0 ± 0.8a

0.66

-2.9 ± 0.7a

-0.8 ± 0.6

0.022

 

∆,%

-2.9 ± 0.9

-2.6 ± 1.0

 

-4.2 ± 1.0

-1.1 ± 1.0

 

BMI (kg/m2)

Baseline

25.3 (3.7)

24.5 (3.8)

0.42

27.2 (5.3)

24.5 (4.1)

0.026

 

∆

-0.9 ± 0.2a

-0.8 ± 0.3a

0.84

-1.2 ± 0.3

-0.3 ± 0.2

0.052b

 

∆,%

-3.0 ± 0.9

-2.9 ± 1.0

 

-4.2 ± 1.0

-1.1 ± 1.0

 

MUAC (cm)

Baseline

29.8 (2.9)

30.1 (3.0)

0.71

29.6 (4.7)

27.7 (4.2)

0.094

 

∆

-0.8 ± 0.2a

-1.0 ± 0.4a

0.56

-0.8 ± 0.3a

-0.3 ± 0.2

0.14

 

∆,%

-2.5 ± 0.7

-3.2 ± 1.1

 

-2.5 ± 1.1

-0.8 ± 0.8

 

TSF (mm)

Baseline

11.8 (3.5)

11.8 (3.4)

0.99

18.0 (7.2)

16.4 (5.4)

0.33

 

∆

-0.9 ± 0.3a

-0.9 ± 0.4a

0.89

-1.6 ± 0.6a

-1.1 ± 0.5a

0.47

 

∆,%

-6.0 ± 2.6

-6.0 ± 3.2

 

-5.8 ± 3.7

-4.8 ± 2.7

 

AMC (cm)

Baseline

26.1 (2.3)

26.4 (2.5)

0.63

23.9 (3.1)

22.5 (3.0)

0.069

 

∆

-0.5 ± 0.2a

-0.7 ± 0.3a

0.52

-0.3 ± 0.3

0.1 ± 0.2

0.23

 

∆,%

-1.9 ± 0.7

-2.6 ± 1.0

 

-1.2 ± 1.1

0.4 ± 0.9

 
  1. Baseline values are presented as mean (SD). Change is presented as mean ± SEM. ∆: change from baseline to three months. aSignificant change within the group; bAdjusted for baseline BMI.