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Table 1 Body composition, blood and functional parameters before and intervention

From: An integrated approach in a case of facioscapulohumeral dystrophy

Parameter

Before

After

UM

n.v.

Body composition

Body mass

71.4

62

Kg

 

BMI

21.9 ± 0.1

19.2 ± 0.1

%

18.5-24.9

TBW

33.8 ± 0.2

38.2 ± 0.3

%

55-62

ECW

50.2 ± 0.3

53.1 ± 0.1

%

40% TBW

ICW

50.3 ± 0.4

47.1 ± 0.2

%

60% TBW

FFM

64.2 ± 0.3

72.1 ± 0.1

%

Min 75

FM

36.2 ± 0.2

28.1 ± 0.1

%

Max 25

Blood parameters

HDL

42

46

mg/dc

>43

Calcium

8.3

8.9

mg/dc

8.5-11

Total Proteins

5.9

6.6

g/dc

6-8

Albumin

52.5

56.6

%

55.8-66.1

Alpha1 globulin

5.5

4

%

2.9-4.9

Alpha2 globulin

12.7

11

%

7.1-11.8

Beta1 globulin

6.3

5.5

%

4.7-7.2

Beta2 globulin

4.9

4.4

%

3.2-6.5

Gamma globulin

18.1

18.5

%

11.1-18.8

A/G

1.11

1.3

-

1.26-1.95

Functional parameters

HR

68

65

b/min

 

HRpeak

143

141

b/min

 

REE

1358

1332

ml · min−1

 

VO2(7.5Watt)

11.76

7.9

ml/Kg/min−1

 

VE

30

20

L/min

 

Borg Scale7.5Watt

17

14

  

Muscle district

Right

Left

Right

Left

  

Shoulder abductors

16,7*

21,6†

38.2*

39.2†

N

 

Elbow flexors

25,5‡

16,7‡

20,6‡

23,5‡

N

Elbow extensor

6,9‡

12,7‡

11,7‡

10,7‡

N

 
  1. BMI: body mass index; TBW: total body water; ECW: extracellular water; ICW: intracellular water; FFM: fat free mass; FM: fat mass; HDL: high density lipoprotein; A/G: albumin globulin ratio. HR: heart rate; mHR: maximal heart rate (mHR = 206.9 – (0.67*age); REE: resting energy expenditure; VO2(7.5Watt): oxygen consumption at 7.5 Watt load; VE: ventilation exchange; Isometric force in Newton; *23°; † 28°; ‡ 90°.