Effects of nocturnal snacks on body composition in patients with liver cirrhosis

Table 3 Comparison of body composition before intervention between the normal diet and nocturnal snacks groups

Body composition indexes	Normal diet group (n = 35)	Nocturnal snacks group (n = 35)	P value
TBW (L)	39.73 ± 7.14	41.80 ± 7.10	0.414
ICW (L)	25.14 ± 4.33	26.24 ± 2.64	0.309
ECW (L)	14.59 ± 2.41	15.56 ± 2.79	0.229
ECW/TBW (%)	37.62 ± 3.22	37.22 ± 4.17	0.332
TBP (kg)	12.09 ± 2.73	10.73 ± 1.88	0.479
Mineral (kg)	7.07 ± 3.12	5.97 ± 2.68	0.872
BFM (kg)	13.72 ± 2.23	15.71 ± 3.16	0.178
SMM (kg)	22.19 ± 2.19	20.38 ± 2.65	0.520
FFM (kg)	50.21 ± 2.17	47.52 ± 2.64	0.509
PBF (%)	21.19 ± 7.19	19.48 ± 4.16	0.711
WHR	0.81 ± 0.24	0.84 ± 0.06	0.332
VFA (cm2)	67.12 ± 1.17	65.93 ± 2.67	0.175
BCM (kg)	30.33 ± 1.02	32.16 ± 1.21	0.648

TBW: Total body water; ICW: Intracellular water; ECW: Extracellular water; TBP: Total body protein; BFM: Body fat mass; SMM: Skeleton muscle mass; FFM: Fat-free mass; PBF: Percentage body fat; WHR: Waist-to-hip fat ratio; VFA: Visceral fat area; BCM: Body cell mass.