Table 3 Body composition divided by type of neuropathy
Variables | Peripheral Neuropathy (Michigan) | p-value | Autonomic Neuropathy (Sudoscan) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absence n = 112 | Presence n = 48 | Absence n = 103 | Presence n = 57 | |||
Visceral Fat (%)a | 17.0 (10.3) | 20.0 (8.3) | 0.010 | 18.0 (10.0) | 17.0 (12.0) | > 0.90 |
Arm Fat (kg)a | 2.70 (2.30) | 3.65 (3.35) | 0.004 | 3.20 (2.43) | 2.85 (3.15) | 0.80 |
Torso Muscle (%)a | 103.3 (6.5) | 105.3 (7.2) | 0.200 | 103.3 (7.0) | 105.2 (6.2) | 0.02 |
Torso Fat (%)a | 369 (173) | 485 (166) | < 0.001 | 430 (198) | 387 (163) | 0.80 |
Arm circumference a | 36.4 (5.7) | 40.1 (7.4) | 0.001 | 37.2 (6.7) | 37.1 (7.6) | 0.5 |
Muscle Mass Circumference a | 30.7 (4.7) | 32.1 (3.8) | 0.008 | 31.0 (4.9) | 31.5 (4.6) | 0.3 |
Musculoskeletal mass index (MSMI)a | 7.95 (1.55) | 8.35 (1.25) | 0.009 | 8.20 (1.60) | 8.00 (1.20) | 0.8 |
Total Body Water b | 38.6 (0.08) | 40.5 (0.08) | 0.43 | 39.5 (0.09) | 38.5 (0.07) | 0.45 |
Intracellular Water a | 24.0 (8.4) | 25.3 (6.7) | 0.2 | 25.2 (9.5) | 23.7 (4.5) | 0.3 |
Extracellular Water b | 14.7 (0.08) | 15.4 (4.48) | 0.66 | 15.0 (0.09) | 14.81 (0.07) | 0.57 |
ECW Ratio a | 0.383 (0.010) | 0.384 (0.010) | 0.11 | 0.384 (0.009) | 0.383 (0.014) | > 0.9 |
Metabolic Basal Rate b | 1,509 (386) | 1,576 0.06) | 0.49 | 1,536 (0.069) | 1,504 (0.056) | 0.40 |
Waist-hip ratio (WHR)b | 1.00 (0.03) | 1.02 (0.03) | 0.9 | 1.01 (0.006) | 1 (0.03) | 0.7 |
Bone Mineral Content a | 2.87 (0.97) | 3.00 (0.89) | 0.4 | 2.98 (1.06) | 2.85 (0.52) | 0.4 |
Body cell mass b | 34.1 (0.08) | 35.6 (0.08) | 0.4 | 34.8 (0.09) | 33 (0.07) | 0.4 |
Mineral a | 3.48 (1.16) | 3.65 (1.08) | 0.4 | 3.64 (1.25) | 3.43 (0.61) | 0.3 |
Protein a | 10.40 (3.63) | 10.95 (2.93) | 0.2 | 10.90 (3.95) | 10.30 (2.10) | 0.4 |