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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2026; 18(7): 118280
Published online Jul 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i7.118280
Table 3 Preoperative and postoperative bioelectrical impedance analysis data—continuous variables, mean ± SD
Variables
Preoperative, n = 91
Postoperative, n = 91
Δ
P value
Total body water (L)43.47 ± 9.19438.686 + 8.244-4.7850.334
Proteins11.632 ± 2.42610.216 + 2.17-1.4150.321
Minerals3.851 ± 0.8413.807 + 0.822-0.0430.851
Fat mass (kg)59.362 ± 14.15732.151 + 10.914-27.2110.09
Skeletal muscle mass (kg)33.112 ± 7.32828.719 + 6.457-4.3930.229
Body fat percentage50.036 ± 4.11737.392 + 7.33-12.644< 0.001b
Intracellular water (L)26.893 ± 5.50923.7 + 4.757-3.1930.211
Extracellular water (L)16.382 ± 3.62914.922 + 3.167-1.4610.262
Basal metabolic rate (kcal)1643.802 ± 268.4111508.703 + 242.396-135.0990.36
Visceral fat area (cm2)243.304 ± 29.066152.459 + 50.785-90.845< 0.001b
Body cell mass (kg)38.56 ± 8.0433.781 + 7.021-4.780.229
Whole-body phase angle5.895 ± 0.5214.977 + 0.543-0.9170.982
Right arm phase angle5.534 ± 0.5714.7 + 0.571-0.8340.756
Left arm phase angle5.384 ± 0.5884.51 + 0.532-0.8730.507
Trunk phase angle7.768 ± 1.2116.586 + 1.279-1.1820.463
Right leg phase angle6.254 ± 0.5795.264 + 0.64-0.990.813
Left leg phase angle6.178 ± 0.6255.203 + 0.68-0.9750.939


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