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Table 2 Body composition measurements in patients with PsA, according to sex

From: Higher bodily adiposity, fat intake, and cholesterol serum levels are associated with higher disease activity in psoriatic arthritis patients: is there a link among fat and skin and joint involvement?

 

Male (N = 43**)

Female (N = 53)

Waist Circumference 15

 Adequate, N (%)

7 (7.2)

3 (3.09)

 High, N (%)

37 (38.1)

50 (51.55)

Lean mass

 Total (kg)

51.8 ± 11.1

39.19 ± 7.14

 Appendicular (kg)

24.49 ± 4.34

17.05 ± 2.94

 ASMI (kg/m2)

8.54 ± 1.29

6.94 ± 0.87

Fat mass

 Total (kg)

24.8 ± 9.51

33.75 ± 11.13

 Total (%)

30.85 ± 8.40

45.17 ± 8.64

 FMI (total fat mass/height2)

8.98 ± 3.87

13.93 ± 4.68

 Android (%)

41.78 ± 10.05

50.74 ± 10.01

 Gynoid (%)

32.95 ± 7.10

48.84 ± 8.75

 A/G Ratio

1.21 ± 0.23

1.04 ± 0.16

 A/G Ratio > 1*, N (%)

37 (84.1)

34 (64.2)

Bone Mass

 BMC (g)

2.82 ± 0.45

2.22 ± 0.38

 BMD (g/cm2)

1.20 ± 0.10

1.12 ± 0.21

Fat Mass Index(1), N (%)

 Severe fat deficit

1 (2.3)

0 (0)

 Moderate fat deficit

1 (2.3)

0 (0)

 Mild fat deficit

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Normal

3 (7.0)

1 (1.9)

 Excess fat

8 (18.6)

5 (9.4)

 Obese class I

20 (46.5)

14 (26.4)

 Obese class II

6 (14)

21 (39.6)

 Obese class III

4 (9.3)

12 (22.6)

  1. ASMI Appendicular skeletal muscle mass index, FMI Fat Mass Index, A/G Android/Gynoid, BMC Bone Mineral Content, BMD Bone Mineral Density. *A/G Ratio > 1 = Android pattern. **Missing anthropometric data and total body DXA measurements: 1 patient