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Table 5 Body composition of patients with Takayasu arteritis and the control group

From: Increased modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in patients with Takayasu arteritis: a multicenter cross-sectional study

 

TAK (n=20)

CTR (n=16)

P value

Body mass (kg)

69.8±13.7

67.1±13.3

0.564

Height (cm)

158.3±6.1

159.7±6.7

0.508

Body mass index (kg/m2)

27.7±4.5

26.2±3.8

0.264

Fat body mass (kg)

29.4±9.4

26.0±11.5

0.347

Lean body mass (kg)

38.0±5.3

40.5±7.1

0.255

Bone mineral content (kg)

2.3±0.3

2.3±0.4

0.580

Visceral adipose tissue (cm3)

804.0±432.5

506.4±307.8

0.022

Visceral adipose tissue (g)

760,1±408,7

477,8±290,3

0.021

Abdominal circumference (cm)

91.6±10.7

85.5±7.7

0.172

Waist circumference (cm)

83.5±9.7

77.4±5.8

0.100

Hip circumference (cm)

104.3±11.0

104.8±8.0

0.919

Waist-hip ratio

0.8±0.1

0.7±0.0

0.016

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation
  2. CTR Control group, TAK Takayasu arteritis