Dynamic Medicine

Table 2 Intercorrelation of change in body weight and change in total mass, soft tissue mass, and lean tissue mass by DXA after infusion of parenteral supplements in 11 patients on permanent home parenteral nutrition.

From: Accuracy of body composition measurements by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry in underweight patients with chronic intestinal disease and in lean subjects

	Body weight	Total mass	Soft-tissue mass
Total mass	0.846 *	-	-
Soft-tissue mass	0.832 *	0.994 *	-
Lean-tissue mass	0.550	0.497	0.471

* Correlations are significant (p < 0.01)

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