| |
Biological agents (n = 38)
|
Non-biological agents (n = 11)
|
P1
|
P2
|
P3
|
|---|
|
ΔSMI, cm2/m2
|
4.38 ± 4.61
|
1.62 ± 4.46
|
< 0.001
|
0.26
|
0.0499
|
|
ΔSAI, cm2/m2
|
4.51 ± 8.07
|
4.68 ± 17.13
|
< 0.001
|
0.39
|
0.93
|
|
ΔVAI, cm2/m2
|
3.75 ± 10.47
|
0.37 ± 11.22
|
0.017
|
0.92
|
0.61
|
|
ΔVA/TA index, %
|
− 3.22 ± 7.23
|
− 4.51 ± 4.63
|
0.009
|
0.009
|
0.58
|
|
Intestinal improvement, n
|
24
|
6
|
–
|
–
|
0.73
|
- p values below 0.05 are marked in bold
- SMI Skeletal muscle index, SAI subcutaneous adipose tissue index, VAI visceral adipose tissue index, VA/TA area of visceral fat/area of subcutaneous fat; P1 intra-group differences between baseline and follow-up values in patients group with biologic therapy type; P2 intra-group differences between baseline and follow-up values in patients group with non-biologic therapy type; P3 inter-group differences evaluated using the independent samples t-test or Mann–Whitney U test, and the χ2 test
