Chronic intestinal ischemia and splanchnic blood-flow: Reference values and correlation with body-composition

Table 1 Demographic data from 20 healthy volunteers and 29 patients suspected of chronic intestinal ischemia but normal intestinal arteries

	Healthy volunteers		Patients suspected of CII, normal angiography
	Female	Male	Female	Male	P value
	n = 10	n = 10	n = 15	n = 14
Age (yr)	53.8	54.5	63	60.4	0.01
	(40-64)	(43-69)	(44-85)	(45-76)
Weight (kg)	72	83	57.9	74.9	0.02
	(55.0-92.0)	(65.0-94.8)	(34.0-114)	(52.0-98.0)
Height (cm)	165	177	165	176	0.88
	(160-170)	(170-188)	(153-172)	(170-186)
BMI (kg/m2)	26.5	26.6	21.4	24	0.02
	(21.2-34.5)	(21.7-30.6)	(12.5-41.9)	(15.0-31.6)
Body fat (%)	34.4	21.9	NA	NA
	(28.0-48.2)	(13.1-29.4)
LBM (kg)	47.4	65.5	NA	NA
	(39.6-54.6)	(55.8-70.6)
BSA (m2)	1.81	2.01	1.61	1.89	0.02
	(1.56-2.07)	(1.77-2.16)	(1.25-2.29)	(1.64-2.19)

All results are given as mean and range. The P value is the difference between healthy volunteers and patients. CII: Chronic intestinal ischemia; LBM: Lean body mass; BSA: Body surface area; BMI: Body mass index; NA: Not available.