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Table 3 Body Composition changes after treatment with KEN in male and female patients (*P < 0.0001. Student paired t-test)

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

Weight and body composition changes after KEN treatment (n = 19,036)

 

Total

Variation ± SD

M

Variation ± SD

F

Variation ± SD

Body weight (kg)

91.2

−10.2 ± 7.0*

107.0

−11.9 ± 7.9*

85.4

−9.5 ± 6.5*

BMI (kg/m2)

32.8

−3.7 ± 2.5*

34.3

−3.9 ± 2.6*

32.2

−3.6 ± 2.5*

BCM (kg)

29.4

−2.2* ± 3.3*

39.7

−3.0 ± 4.2*

25.6

−1.8 ± 2.8*

TBW (kg)

40.1

−3.4* ± 2.8*

52.7

−4.7 ± 3.5*

35.3

−3.0 ± 3.4*

FM (kg)

35.1

−5.8* ± 5.5*

34.3

−5.7 ± 6.0*

35.9

−5.8 ± 5.2*