Body Composition in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Correlation with Disease Severity and Duration

Table 2

Comparison of body composition between patients of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Parameters	UC	CD	value
Body mass index (kg/m^2), mean ± SD	21.1 ± 4.2	20.5 ± 3.7	0.51
Fat percentage, mean ± SD	14.4 ± 9.1	15.6 ± 9.3	0.52
Fat mass in kg, mean ± SD	9.04 ± 7.5	8.7 ± 5.9	0.81
Lean mass in kg, mean ± SD	48.3 ± 8.4	44.2 ± 7.8	0.01
Fat-free mass index (FFMI), mean ± SD	17.7 ± 1.9	17.2 ± 1.8	0.09