Skeletal Status, Body Composition, and Glycaemic Control in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Figure 4

Comparison of body composition parameters expressed as the mean (±SD) Z-score values (calculated according to age- and gender-dependent data for healthy subjects), including lean body mass, fat body mass, and FM/LBM ratio, between T1DM patients with well-controlled glycaemia versus those with poorly controlled glycaemia. The dotted line represents the lowest level of the acceptable range of value in healthy subjects (Z-score = −2.0). -Value indicates significant differences between the studied subgroup adjusted for age, sex, disease duration, pubertal stage, insulin dose, height, weight, and physical activity levels; NS, not significant. LBM — lean body mass; FM — fat mass; FM/LBM — fat mass/lean body mass ratio.