脊髓損傷患者身體組成變化

Body Composition Change in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

馮信宗(Shin-Tzung Feng) ； 邱亭熒(Ting-Ying Chiu) ； 蔡昀岸(Yun-An Tsai) ； 鄭宏志(Henrich Cheng) ； 陳俊忠(Jin-Jong Chen)

《北市醫學雜誌》 6卷3期 (2009/06) Pp. 163-173

https://doi.org/10.6200/TCMJ.2009.6.3.01

摘要

Objectives: Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) typically undergo changes in their body composition. The purpose of this study is to explore the results of measurements from body composition. Methods: Volunteers with spinal cord injury over 6 months were recruited as our SCI subjects with matched able-bodied recruiter served as controls. Body composition were measured and determined using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) (Physion XP). Results: The SCI subject group exhibited significantly higher body fat (%) than that of control group (p＜0.05) and significantly lower averaged total lean body (%) of the SCI group as compared to that of the controls was revealed (p＜0.01). Although there is no significantly difference in the averaged lean mass (%) of the upper extremities (3.9±0.77% vs 3.9±0.73%), significantly lower averaged lean mass (%) of the lower extremities in the SCI group as compared to that in the controls was revealed (12.50±1.6% vs 15.91±1.58%, p＜0.01). Conclusion: The results indicate that the lean body mass (%) dramatically decreased and the fat mass (%) increased after spinal cord injury. The significantly different lean mass (%) of the extremities in two groups may be correlation to the level of spinal cord injury and the activity of the extremities.

關鍵字

脊髓損傷 ； 身體組成

並列摘要

Objectives: Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) typically undergo changes in their body composition. The purpose of this study is to explore the results of measurements from body composition. Methods: Volunteers with spinal cord injury over 6 months were recruited as our SCI subjects with matched able-bodied recruiter served as controls. Body composition were measured and determined using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) (Physion XP). Results: The SCI subject group exhibited significantly higher body fat (%) than that of control group (p＜0.05) and significantly lower averaged total lean body (%) of the SCI group as compared to that of the controls was revealed (p＜0.01). Although there is no significantly difference in the averaged lean mass (%) of the upper extremities (3.9±0.77% vs 3.9±0.73%), significantly lower averaged lean mass (%) of the lower extremities in the SCI group as compared to that in the controls was revealed (12.50±1.6% vs 15.91±1.58%, p＜0.01). Conclusion: The results indicate that the lean body mass (%) dramatically decreased and the fat mass (%) increased after spinal cord injury. The significantly different lean mass (%) of the extremities in two groups may be correlation to the level of spinal cord injury and the activity of the extremities.

並列關鍵字

spinal cord injury ； body composition