Increased Adiposity and Reduced Lean Body Mass in Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have examined the metabolic consequences of short bowel syndrome (SBS) and its effects on body composition in adults. We hypothesized that body composition of SBS patients is altered compared to a normal age-, race-, and sex-matched population, regardless of parenteral nutrition (PN) dependence.

Aim

To compare the body composition of adult patients with SBS to age-, sex-, and race-matched healthy controls.

Methods

Twenty patients with SBS underwent body composition analysis using the GE Lunar iDXA scanner. Patients were age-, sex-, and race-matched to controls from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2004). Mean differences in body mass index, fat-free mass, fat mass, percent body fat, visceral adipose tissue mass and volu

SUBMITTER: Chiplunker AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7924810 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature