Table 4 Longitudinal analyses of body composition parameters
Parameter | Recipients | Donors |
|---|---|---|
Body weight (kg) | ||
 Baseline | 78.0 [59.4–89.0] | 78.5 [71.4–92.4] |
 1 month post-surgery | 72.5 [58.6–85.8] | – |
 3 months post-surgery | 72.0 [59.6–87.0] | 78.0 [70.3–92.8] |
 6 months post-surgery | 73.1 [60.0–89.0] | – |
 12 months post-surgery | 77.0 [61.0–90.5] | 75.5 [71.5–95.3] |
 p-value | 0.001 (n = 17) | 0.554 (n = 18) |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | ||
 Baseline | 24.4 [21.5–28.7] | 26.4 [23.0–29.6] |
 1 month post-surgery | 24.2 [20.5–26.6] | – |
 3 months post-surgery | 24.5 [20.6–26.9] | 26.1 [22.9–28.5] |
 6 months post-surgery | 23.8 [21.5–27.3] | – |
 12 months post-surgery | 23.8 [21.3–28.6] | 26.3 [22.6–28.7] |
 p-value | 0.001 (n = 17) | 0.554 (n = 18) |
LTM (kg) | ||
 Baseline | 41.1 [36.4–59.7] | 39.4 [35.0–50.9] |
 1 month post-surgery | 40.7 [35.8–47.2] | – |
 3 months post-surgery | 40.6 [33.8–58.9] | 39.7 [34.2–47.7] |
 6 months post-surgery | 40.1 [36.0–53.2] | – |
 12 months post-surgery | 43.6 [34.8–53.5] | 38.4 [34.3–52.1] |
 p-value | 0.173 (n = 15a) | 0.200 (n = 18) |
ATM (kg) | ||
 Baseline | 24.0 [20.6–39.5] | 34.0 [26.6–50.3] |
 1 month post-surgery | 26.1 [17.1–40.8] | – |
 3 months post-surgery | 28.6 [19.6–36.4] | 35.4 [27.2–48.0] |
 6 months post-surgery | 29.6 [21.5–38.1] | – |
 12 months post-surgery | 26.5 [19.6–39.7] | 36.0 [26.4–44.3] |
 p-value | 0.283 (n = 15a) | 0.504 (n = 18) |
FO (L) | ||
 Baseline | 0.9 [−0.1–1.2] | −0.3 [−1.0–0.5] |
 1 month post-surgery | 1.7 [0.4–2.5] | – |
 3 months post-surgery | 1.2 [0.2–1.7] | −0.3 [− 0.7–0.3] |
 6 months post-surgery | 0.7 [− 0.2–1.7] | – |
 12 months post-surgery | 0.5 [− 0.1–1.0] | −0.6 [− 1.1–0.2] |
 p-value | 0.032 (n = 16a) | 0.689 (n = 18) |