Body composition assessment by bioelectrical impedance analysis and body mass index in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury

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Variables	Tetraplegic inactive		Tetraplegic active		p value
	Mean ± SD	CI	Mean ± SD	CI
Fat mass	25.59	23.74-	11.22	4.82-	0.0034
(kg)	±2.91	27.44	±5.16	17.62
Lean mass	51.37	45.23-	52.18	44.02-	0.792
(kg)	±9.65	57.5	±6.58	60.34
TBW (%)	73.08	70.15-	71.24	69.75-	0.916
	±4.62	76.02	±1.2	72.73

Variables	Paraplegic inactive		Tetraplegic inactive		p value
	Mean ± SD	CI	Mean ± SD	CI
Fat mass	18.59	14.4-	25.59	23.74-	0.0084
(kg)	±7.58	22.79	±2.91	27.44
Lean mass	58.84	53.86-	51.37	45.23-	0.083
(kg)	±8.99	63.82	±9.65	57.5
TBW (%)	72.15	70.4-	73.08	70.15-	0.769
	±3.16	73.9	±4.62	76.02

Variables	Paraplegic inactive		Paraplegic active		p value
	Mean ± SD	CI	Mean ± SD	CI
Fat mass	18.59	14.4-	16.66	7.68-	0.398
(kg)	±7.58	22.79	±9.71	25.64
Lean mass	58.84	53.86-	64.17	54.22-	0.307
(kg)	±8.99	63.82	±10.76	74.13
TBW (%)	72.15	70.4-	71.11	69.11-	0.549
	±3.16	73.9	±2.17	73.12

Variables Groups	Mean	Age (years)	Mass (kg)	Height (m)	BMI (kg/m²)
	Mean	32	80.81	1.81	24.77
Paraplegic active	SD	6.06	17.19	0.07	4.24
	CI	26.4-	64,91-	1.74-	20.85-
		37.6	96.71	1.86	28.69

	Mean	37.73	77.43	1.74	25.58
Paraplegic inactive	SD	9.09	15.12	0.07	4.64
	CI	32.7-	69.06-	1.7-1.78	23.01-
		42.77	85.81		28.16

	Mean	34	63.4	1.74	20.95
Tetraplegic active	SD	8.31	9.61	0.03	2.89
	CI	23.69-	51.47-	1.7-1.78	17.35-
		44.31	75.33		24.54
	Mean	37.25	76.98	1.78	24.11

Tetraplegic inactive	SD	9.94	10.46	0.05	2.82
	CI	30.94-	70.33-	1.75-	22.32-
		43.56	83.62	1.82	25.89

Variables	Paraplegic active		Tetraplegic active		p value
	Mean ± SD	CI	Mean ± SD	CI
Fat mass	16.66 ±9.71	7.68-	11.22	4.82-	0.464
(kg)		25.64	±5.16	17.62
Lean mass	64.17±10.76	54.22-	52.18	44.02-	0.74
(kg)		74.13	±6.58	60.34
TBW (%)	71.11 ±2.17	69.11-	71.24	69.75-	0.463
		73.12	±1.2	72.73