Table 3 Anthropometric and nutritional characteristics of female patients with NTM-LD
Variables | All | Disease severity | p Valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild | Severe | |||
(n = 81) | (n = 40) | (n = 41) | ||
Anthropometric data | ||||
Height (cm) | 153.7 ± 6.9 | 155.0 ± 6.6 | 152.5 ± 7.1 | 0.101 |
Body weight (kg) | 46.8 ± 7.2 | 48.7 ± 6.7 | 44.9 ± 7.3 | 0.016 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 19.8 ± 2.5 | 20.3 ± 2.3 | 19.3 ± 2.6 | 0.079 |
Fat mass (kg) | 12.8 ± 4.8 | 13.9 ± 4.5 | 11.8 ± 4.9 | 0.050 |
Percentage of body fat (%) | 26.7 ± 7.1 | 27.9 ± 6.6 | 25.5 ± 7.5 | 0.137 |
Skeletal muscle mass (kg) | 17.8 ± 2.5 | 18.3 ± 2.3 | 17.2 ± 2.6 | 0.037 |
Weight loss from 20 years of age (kg) | 1.9 ± 7.2 | 1.5 ± 6.9 | 2.3 ± 7.6 | 0.638 |
Percentage weight loss from 20 years of age (%) | 3.3 ± 14.8 | 2.4 ± 13.3 | 4.3 ± 16.2 | 0.579 |
Weight loss from maximum body weight (kg) | 7.7 ± 6.1 | 7.2 ± 6.7 | 8.2 ± 5.5 | 0.481 |
Percentage weight loss from maximum body weight (%) | 13.9 ± 10.1 | 12.4 ± 10.2 | 15.4 ± 9.9 | 0.180 |
Nutritional intake | ||||
Energy (kcal/day) | 1673 ± 340 | 1666 ± 362 | 1680 ± 321 | 0.850 |
Protein (g/day) | 64.2 ± 18.0 | 63.6 ± 19.3 | 64.9 ± 16.9 | 0.748 |
Protein (g/day/1000 kcal) | 38.2 ± 6.7 | 37.8 ± 6.7 | 38.6 ± 6.7 | 0.618 |
Fat (g/day) | 51.2 ± 17.4 | 52.4 ± 18.5 | 50.0 ± 16.3 | 0.534 |
Fat (g/day/1000 kcal) | 30.4 ± 7.7 | 31.3 ± 8.0 | 29.5 ± 7.3 | 0.290 |
Carbohydrate (g/day) | 229.9 ± 55.7 | 226.2 ± 58.6 | 233.5 ± 53.3 | 0.558 |
Carbohydrate (g/day/1000 kcal) | 138.2 ± 21.5 | 136.5 ± 22.2 | 139.9 ± 21.0 | 0.475 |
Appetite score (SNAQ-J) | 14.6 ± 1.7 | 14.8 ± 1.6 | 14.4 ± 1.7 | 0.302 |
Amount of physical activity (MET·min/week) | 1806 ± 2410 | 2074 ± 2754 | 1538 ± 2007 | 0.323 |
Duration of sitting time (min/day) | 289 ± 162 | 284 ± 140 | 294 ± 183 | 0.770 |
Blood biochemistry | ||||
Albumin (g/dL) | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 4.3 ± 0.3 | 0.029 |
Transthyretin (mg/dL)b | 20.0 ± 4.5 | 21.5 ± 3.5 | 18.4 ± 4.9 | 0.002 |
Transferrin (mg/dL) | 224 ± 37 | 230 ± 34 | 218 ± 40 | 0.157 |
Retinol-binding protein (mg/dL)b | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 0.011 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 225 ± 36 | 226 ± 33 | 225 ± 38 | 0.886 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.1 ± 1.1 | 13.5 ± 1.0 | 12.7 ± 1.0 | 0.001 |
Lymphocyte count (× 102/μL) | 13.4 ± 4.0 | 13.8 ± 3.4 | 13.1 ± 4.5 | 0.415 |