Dietary manipulation and testosterone replacement therapy may explain changes in body composition after spinal cord injury: A retrospective case report

Table 3 Body composition data of the case participant following 16 wk of dietary manipulation and testosterone replacement therapy

Body Composition	Pre-trial	BL	P1	% Change
DXA-Fat (kg)	30.6	30.20	21.41	-29
DXA-Lean (kg)	44.4	43.27	46.39	7.2
DXA-Body Weight (kg)	77.9	76.70	70.30	-8.3
MRI-SAT (cm2)	-	92.25	64.12	-31
MRI-W.M. (cm2)	-	69.73	72.13	3.5
MRI-ABS.M (cm2)	-	61.62	67.17	9.0
MRI-ABS.IMF (cm2)	-	8.10	4.96	-39
MRI-%IMF (%)	-	11.80	7.05	-4.81
MRI-VAT (cm2)	-	46	40.5	-12%
MRI-trunk SAT (cm2)	-	182	142	-22%

DXA: Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI-W.M.: Whole thigh muscle CSA; MRI-ABS.M: Absolute thigh muscle CSA; MRI-ABS.IMF: Absolute intramuscular fat CSA; VAT: Visceral adipose tissue; SAT: Subcutaneous adipose tissue; BL: Baseline; PI: Post-intervention. The pre-trial phase was conducted 4 wk prior to baseline measurements. Body composition was only measured by DXA in the pre-trial phase. % change was calculated as [(P1 - BL) / BL] × 100%.

¹: Change in % IMF is presented as the difference between P1-BL.