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Table 4 The differences of the contents of intracellular and extracellular fluid between participants whose TFI achieve AIa or not

From: Association between the content of intracellular and extracellular fluid and the amount of water intake among Chinese college students

 

N (%)

ICF (kg)

ICF/BW (%)

ECF (kg)

ECF/BW (%)

TBW (kg)

TBW/BW (%)

ECF/ICF (%)

Total

<AI

127 (81.4%)

20.3 [17.6,24.4]

34.1 ± 4.0

12.3 [10.7,14.4]

20.6 ± 2.3

32.7 [28.3,38.4]

54.8 ± 6.3

60.4 ± 16.8

≥AI

29 (18.6%)

23.2 [17.2,25.5]

35.4 ± 3.5

13.6 [10.6,15.1]

21.4 ± 2.2

37.0 [27.8,40.4]

56.9 ± 5.7

61.0 ± 16.7

Statistical value (t/Z/χ2)

 

−0.863b

−1.566c

− 0.945b

− 1.717c

− 0.884b

−1.632c

− 1.663c

p

 

0.388

0.119

0.344

0.088

0.377

0.105

0.098

Males

<AI

65 (81.3%)

24.0 [22.2,26.3]

37.1 [34.3,39.2]

14.4 [13.4,15.5]

22.0 [20.6,23.1]

38.3 [35.7,41.9]

54.8 ± 6.3

60.4 ± 16.8

≥AI

15 (18.8%)

24.8 [23.9,26.9]

38.8 [35.9,40.5]

15.1 [14.6,16.1]

22.9 [21.6,24.2]

39.9 [38.7,43.4]

56.9 ± 5.7

61.0 ± 16.7

Statistical value (t/Z/χ2)

0.003 d

−1.985b

−1.570b

−2.134b

−1.447b

−2.053b

−1.632c

− 1.663c

p

0.958

0.047

0.116

0.033

0.148

0.040

0.105

0.098

Females

<AI

62 (81.6%)

17.5 [15.9,18.5]

31.6 [30.0,33.3]

10.6 [9.8,11.4]

19.3 [18.4,20.5]

28.2 [25.8,29.9]

50.8 ± 3.3

60.4 ± 17.1

≥AI

14 (18.4%)

17.2 [16.4,18.4]

31.7 [30.6,34.0]

10.6 [10.1,11.1]

19.5 [18.6,20.6]

27.8 [26.8,29.5]

53.5 ± 5.0

61.3 ± 16.4

Statistical value (t/Z/χ2)

 

−0.08b

−0.484b

−0.013b

−0.563b

−0.040b

−1.947b

−1.773c

p

 

0.936

0.628

0.989

0.573

0.968

0.070

0.080

  1. Note: ICF Intracellular fluid, ECF Extracellular fluid, TBW Total body water. a; TFI was compared with the recommendation for the adequate water intake (AI) for TFI set by Chinese Nutrition Society (2013) (adult male: 1700 mL; adult female: 1500 mL). Mean and standard deviation (SD) was used to describe variables in normal distribution; percentile (P50 [P25, P75]) was used to describe variables in skewness distribution; and count data were presented as n (percentage). b, means the statistical value Z of Kruskal-Wallis test for comparison of indexes between sexes. c, means the statistical value t of Student’s t-test for comparison of indexes between sexes. d, means the statistical value χ2 of χ2 test for comparison of indexes between sexes