Bone Mineral Density in Spinal Cord Injury: An Evaluation of the Distal Femur

Table 3

Body composition (percentage of total fat mass and lean mass): comparison between SCI group and controls.

Variable	Group	Mean	SD	Minimum	Maximum	𝑁	𝑃
% total fat	Patient	26.15	5.88	23.91	28.38	25	0.19
	Control	23.73	6.86	20.42	27.03	17
% lean mass SS	Patient	51.06	4.67	49.28	52.83	25	0.03
	Control	48.15	4.23	46.12	50.20	17
% lean mass IS	Patient	20.26	3.27	19.01	21.51	25	0.02
	Control	26.98	14.1	20.17	33.78	17

SS: % lean mass superior segment (arms + trunk); IS: % lean mass inferior segment (limbs).