Agreement between bioelectrical parameters measured with two different bioimped-ance devices in an adult white healthy Spanish population with a broad age range
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v63.110170Keywords:
Bioimpedance, body composition, phase angle, reactance, resistanceAbstract
Introduction and Objectives: Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) is a non-invasive method for the determination of body composition. Equations used to calculate body components often introduce errors, so the bioelectrical parameters obtained with BIA, resistance, reactance, and phase angle, are increasingly used as predictors of health or performance status. The aims of the present study were: 1) To compare the bioelectrical values obtained by two BIA devices: foot-to-hand (BIA-101) and hand-to-hand (BIA-TELELAB), in a healthy white Spanish adult population of a wide age range; 2) To provide reference values for these parameters for both devices, which can be used for future studies in white populations with pathologies.
Methodology: A total of 206 subjects aged between 20 and 70 years participated in this research. Measurements were carried out with a current of 250 µA and a frequency of 50 kHz.
Results: The results obtained for the three bioelectrical parameters differ between the two devices, due, among other factors, to the different current pathways. However, there is a strong or very strong significant correlation between the values obtained, indicating that it is possible to develop distinct but valid equations using these parameters to estimate body composition.
Conclusions: The bioelectrical values obtained by both BIA devices for a healthy, white, adult population of a wide age range, with a relatively large number of subjects in each age group, can serve as a reference for future studies.
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