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ArticleNutrients2016

The Performance of Five Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Prediction Equations against Dual X-ray Absorptiometry in Estimating Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass in an Adult Australian Population.

Solomon C Y Yu, Alice Powell, Kareeann S F Khow, Renuka Visvanathan

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Article in Nutrients, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Solomon C Y YuNHMRC Centre of Research Excellence: Frailty Trans-disciplinary Research to Achieve Healthy Ageing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. solomon.yu@adelaide.edu.au.
Alice PowellAged and Extended Care Service, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, South Australia, SA 5000, Australia. alice.powell@sa.gov.au.
Kareeann S F KhowNHMRC Centre of Research Excellence: Frailty Trans-disciplinary Research to Achieve Healthy Ageing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. kareeann.khow@adelaide.edu.au.
Renuka VisvanathanNHMRC Centre of Research Excellence: Frailty Trans-disciplinary Research to Achieve Healthy Ageing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. renuka.visvanathan@adelaide.edu.au.
Central Adelaide Local Health NetworkQueen Elizabeth Hospital · AUUniversity of Adelaide · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) is a diagnostic criterion for sarcopenia. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) offers a bedside approach to measure ASM but the performance of BIA prediction equations (PE) varies with ethnicities and body composition. We aim to validate the performance of five PEs in estimating ASM against estimation by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). We recruited 195 healthy adult Australians and ASM was measured using single-frequency BIA. Bland-Altman analysis was used to assess the predictive accuracy of ASM as determined by BIA against DXA. Precision (root mean square error (RMSE)) and bias (mean error (ME)) were calculated according to the method of Sheiner and Beal. Four PEs (except that by Kim) showed ASM values that correlated strongly with ASMDXA (r ranging from 0.96 to 0.97, p < 0.001). The Sergi equation performed the best with the lowest ME of -1.09 kg (CI: -0.84--1.34, p < 0.001) and the RMSE was 2.09 kg (CI: 1.72-2.47). In men, the Kyle equation performed better with the lowest ME (-0.32 kg (CI: -0.66-0.02) and RMSE (1.54 kg (CI: 1.14-1.93)). The Sergi equation is applicable in adult Australians (Caucasian) whereas the Kyle equation can be considered in males. The need remains to validate PEs in other ethnicities and to develop equations suitable for multi-frequency BIA.

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Electric ImpedanceElectrophysiological PhenomenaAbsorptiometry, PhotonAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAustraliaBody CompositionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle, SkeletalPredictive Value of TestsYoung Adultbioelectrical impedancedual-energy X-ray absorptiometrymusclesarcopenia

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PMID27043617
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