Phase angle and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease before and after bariatric surgery

Table 4 Association of body composition variables with phase angle in men and women, using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, n = 379

Variables	Weight in kg	SMM in kg	BCM in kg	Fat mass in kg	% Fat	Visceral fat area in cm²
Male gender, n = 78
PA full body	-0.418c	-0.118	-0.101	-0.469c	-0.401c	-0.075
PA RA	-0.299b	-0.083	-0.064	-0.337b	-0.287a	-0.095
PA LA	-0.286a	-0.031	-0.008	-0.349b	-0.341b	-0.136
PA Tr	-0.074	0.074	0.094	-0.134	-0.185	0.311b
PA RL	-0.493c	-0.179	-0.170	-0.531c	-0.421c	-0.101
PA LL	-0.509c	-0.211	-0.209	-0.534c	-0.403c	-0.066
Female gender, n = 301
PA full body	-0.106	0.125a	0.122b	-0.152b	-0.393c	-0.098
PA RA	0.011	0.169b	0.148a	-0.036	-0.245c	-0.111
PA LA	0.043	0.193b	0.155b	-0.009	-0.226c	-0.135a
PA Tr	0.024	0.120a	0.133a	-0.030	-0.172b	-0.058
PA RL	-0.154b	0.083	0.068	-0.182b	-0.406c	-0.043
PA LL	-0.151b	0.069	0.052	-0.187b	-0.388c	-0.086

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

^cP < 0.001. BCM: Body cell mass; LA: Left arm; LL: Left leg; PA: Phase angle; RA: Right arm; RL: Right leg; SMM: Skeletal muscle mass; Tr: Torso.