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Table 1 Patients’ baseline data before KEN (n = 19,036)

From: Ketogenic enteral nutrition as a treatment for obesity: short term and long term results from 19,000 patients

 

Total

M

F

Cases

19,036

5,148

13,888

Age

44.3 ± 13.0

44.7 ± 12.4

44.2 ± 13.2

Initial weight (kg)

101.4 ± 22.9

118.9 ± 22.9

94.9 ± 19.2

BMI (kg/m2)

36.5 ± 7.1

38.2 ± 6.8

35.8 ± 7.1

BCM (kg)

31.6 ± 8.7

42.7 ± 7.2

27.4 ± 4.6

FM (kg)

40.9 ± 12.8

40.0 ± 12.6

41.7 ± 12.8

TBW (kg)

43.5 ± 10.9

57.4 ± 9.2

38.3 ± 5.7

  1. Table 1 shows the average age, weight and body composition of the patients before the start of the KEN treatment. (BCM, body cell mass; FM, fat mass; TBW, total body water).
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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