Body composition and metabolic syndrome in patients with type 1 diabetes

Table 2 Comparison of body composition parameters between women and men in type 2 diabetes with and without metabolic syndrome

Parameter	Men with MS (n = 7)	Men without MS (n = 38)	Women with MS (n = 9)	Women without MS (n = 47)
Fat mass (kg)	20.50 ± 3.15	7.39 ± 3.25	25.47 ± 9.23	13.05 ± 4.24
bone mass (kg)	3.91 ± 0.26	2.94 ± 0.57	2.87 ± 0.40	2.49 ± 0.34
Protein mass (kg)	12.83 ± 1.01	9.05 ± 2.21	8.78 ± 1.58	7.32 ± 1.32
Water (kg)	45.53 ± 3.60	32.11 ± 7.87	31.16 ± 5.58	25.96 ± 4.65
Skeletal muscle mass (kg)	41.64 ± 3.30	29.38 ± 7.19	28.53 ± 5.09	23.74 ± 4.23
Fat-free mass (kg)	62.27 ± 4.88	44.12 ± 10.64	42.82 ± 7.54	35.78 ± 6.30
Body fat rate (%)	24.66 ± 2.38	14.06 ± 4.13	36.13 ± 5.83	26.26 ± 4.80
Visceral fat index	10.14 ± 1.13	5.46 ± 1.80	12.76 ± 2.86	8.13 ± 1.82
Trunk fat mass (kg)	10.26 ± 1.61	3.71 ± 1.61	12.76 ± 4.60	6.55 ± 2.13

All variables showed statistical differences between male and female groups and between groups with or without metabolic syndrome (P < 0.05). MS: Metabolic syndrome.