ArticleJournal of pain and symptom management2017
Association Between Multi-frequency Phase Angle and Survival in Patients With Advanced Cancer.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Phase angle and mortality: a systematic review.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of Two Short-Term Aerobic Exercises on Cognitive Function in Healthy Older Adults during COVID-19 Confinement in Japan: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Association Between Plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Overall Survival in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Preliminary Findings.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2019Trial
- Low referral uptake, not patient adherence, limits implementation of early nutritional screening in head and neck and upper gastrointestinal cancers.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment and Phase Angle as Predictors of Survival in Cancer Patients.Cureus · 2025Article
- Current diagnostic and quantitative techniques in the field of lymphedema management: a critical review.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2024Review
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- Association between Phase Angle and Subjective Perceptions of Health Variables in Cancer Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Diagnostic and prognostic utility of phase angle in patients with cancer.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2023Review
- Association of Bioelectrical Impedance Phase Angle with Physical Performance and Nutrient Intake of Older Adults.Nutrients · 2023Article
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- The Combined Effects of Television Viewing and Physical Activity on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: The Kardiovize Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Derived-Phase Angle as a Pragmatic Tool to Detect Protein Energy Wasting among Multi-Ethnic Hemodialysis Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Bioelectric impedance analysis for body composition measurement and other potential clinical applications in critical illness.Current opinion in critical care · 2021Review
- Predictive Value of the Phase Angle for Analgesic Efficacy in Lumbosacral Transforaminal Block.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Assessment of the Decision-Making Capacity for Clinical Research Participation in Patients With Advanced Cancer in the Last Weeks of Life.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2020Observational
- Collapse of Fluid Balance and Association with Survival in Patients with Advanced Cancer Admitted to a Palliative Care Unit: Preliminary Findings.Journal of palliative medicine · 2020Observational
- BIOELECTRICAL VECTOR ANALYSIS IN OBESE ADOLESCENTS.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2020Observational
- Impact of genetic mutations and nutritional status on the survival of patients with colorectal cancer.BMC cancer · 2019Article
- Phase Angle and the Diagnosis of Impending Death in Patients with Advanced Cancer: Preliminary Findings.The oncologist · 2019Observational
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contextThe ability to predict survival accurately has implications in clinical decision making.
objectivesWe determined the association of phase angle obtained from multi-frequency bioelectric impedance analysis with overall survival in patients with advanced cancer.
methodsWe included consecutive patients with advanced cancer who had an outpatient palliative care consultation. Multi-frequency bioelectric impedance analysis assessed phase angle at three different frequencies (5/50/250 kHz) on each hemibody (right/left). Survival analysis was conducted using the Kaplan-Meier method, log-rank test, and multivariate Cox regression analysis.
resultsAmong 366 patients, the median overall survival was 250 days (95% confidence interval 191-303 days). The mean phase angle for 5, 50, and 250 kHz were 2.2°, 4.4°, and 4.2° on the right and 2.0°, 4.2° and 4.1° on the left, respectively. For all six phase angles, a lower value was significantly associated with a poorer overall survival (P < 0.001). After adjusting for cancer type, performance status, weight loss, and inflammatory markers, phase angle remained independently associated with overall survival (hazard ratio 0.85 per degree increase, 95% confidence interval 0.72-0.99; P = 0.048).
conclusionPhase angle represents a novel objective prognostic factor in outpatient palliative cancer care setting, regardless of frequency and body sides.
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