ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2009
Bioelectrical impedance phase angle in constitutionally lean females, ballet dancers and patients with anorexia nervosa.
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- The global prevalence of anemia in patients with anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Underweight but not underfat: is fat-free mass a key factor in constitutionally thin women?European journal of clinical nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Is constitutional thinness really different from anorexia nervosa? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Bioelectrical impedance phase angle in sport: a systematic review.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2019Pooled it
- Relationship Between Phase Angle Assessed by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Jumping Performance in Rhythmic Gymnasts: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Baseline phase angle is associated with morphofunctional status, length of stay, and hospitalization costs in severe anorexia nervosa: the EDIGRA study.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Article
- Metabolic and pathophysiological characterization of constitutional thinness.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2026Article
- Constitutional thinness might be characterized by physiologically adapted and not impaired muscle function and architecture: new results from the NUTRILEAN study.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Phase angle and anthropometric indicators of cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Article
- Challenges of considering both extremities of the weight status spectrum to better understand obesity: insights from the NUTRILEAN project in constitutionally thin individuals.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2023Article
- Impedance Analysis to Evaluate Nutritional Status in Physiological and Pathological Conditions.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Body composition and energy expenditure in anorexia nervosa: preliminary data of outpatients with recovering and active disease.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Phase angle obtained via bioelectrical impedance analysis and objectively measured physical activity or exercise habits.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Nutritional Screening and Anthropometry in Patients Admitted From the Emergency Department.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- New Insights on Bone Tissue and Structural Muscle-Bone Unit in Constitutional Thinness.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Body Composition and Bioelectrical-Impedance-Analysis-Derived Raw Variables in Pole Dancers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Segmental Phase Angle and Body Composition Fluctuation of Elite Ski Jumpers between Summer and Winter FIS Competitions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Long-Term Outcomes from a 10-Year Follow-Up of Women Living with a Restrictive Eating Disorder: A Brief Report.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Anthropometrical and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Parameters in Anorexia Nervosa Patients' Nutritional Status Assessment.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
- Resting Energy Expenditure, Body Composition and Phase Angle in Anorectic, Ballet Dancers and Constitutionally Lean Males.Nutrients · 2019Article
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Abstract
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objectiveSeveral articles have described body composition in anorexia nervosa, whereas little is known about this issue in underweight ballet dancers and constitutionally lean females. The main aim of this study was to assess whether phase angle (a bioimpedance variable related to body cell mass) differs according to the type of underweight in female adolescents and young women. SUBJECTS/
methodsSkinfold thicknesses and bioimpedance analysis (whole body and limbs) were evaluated in three groups of underweight patients (30 patients with anorexia nervosa, 10 constitutionally lean individuals and 15 classical dancers) and 30 normal weight controls.
resultsThere were no differences between the three groups of underweight patients with respect to anthropometric and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) variables with the exception of phase angle. The latter was significantly higher in dancers, lower in anorectic patients and not different in constitutionally lean patients, as compared with controls.
conclusionsPhase angle (assessed by single-frequency BIA) appears to discriminate between different forms of underweight, being an effective marker of qualitative changes in body composition.
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