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

Table 5 Variation of phase angle in the pre- and postoperative period of bariatric surgery, n = 169

Variables	Pre	Post	P value
	mean ± SD	mean ± SD
PA full body	5.92 ± 0.55	4.98 ± 0.55	< 0.001
PA RA	5.58 ± 0.60	4.73 ± 0.59	< 0.001
PA LA	5.42 ± 0.63	4.54 ± 0.57	< 0.001
PA Tr	7.87 ± 1.15	6.76 ± 1.29	< 0.001
PA RL	6.25 ± 0.66	5.19 ± 0.65	< 0.001
PA LL	6.18 ± 0.70	5.14 ± 0.66	< 0.001

LA: Left arm; LL: Left leg; PA: Phase angle; RA: Right arm; RL: Right leg; SD: Standard deviation; Tr: Torso.