ArticleFood & nutrition research2019
Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis and phase angle in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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- Unraveling the link between resting metabolic rate and phase angle in facioscapulohumeral dystrophy: a comparative and associative analysis.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Phase angle as a predictor of motor function decline in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Bioimpedance analysis of fat free mass and its subcomponents and relative associations with maximal oxygen consumption in facioscapulohumeral dystrophy.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Analysis of Body Fluid Distribution, Phase Angle and Its Association With Maximal Oxygen Consumption in Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy: An Observational Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- The ability of phase angle and body composition to predict risk of death in maintenance hemodialysis patients.International urology and nephrology · 2024Article
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- Predicational ability of phase angle on protein energy wasting in kidney disease patients with renal replacement therapy: A cross-sectional study.Food science & nutrition · 2021Article
- Body Composition and Selected Nutritional Indicators in Healthy Adults-A Cross-Sectional Study.Global advances in health and medicine · 2021Article
- Validity of bioelectrical impedance to estimate fat-free mass in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a disease characterized by progressive loss of functional muscle mass followed by changes in body composition.
objectiveThis study aimed to describe and evaluate bioimpedance parameters in boys with DMD.
designThis cross-sectional, descriptive study investigated children and adolescents diagnosed with DMD. Age, weight, height, resistance, and reactance data were collected. Phase angle and bioelectrical impedance vector analysis were calculated based on resistance and reactance values.
resultsWe analyzed 43 boys aged between 2.7 and 19.8 years. Low-phase angle values were observed during the investigation of bioimpedance parameters. Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis showed that approximately 87% of the subjects presented vectors outside the tolerance ellipses, and only one patient presented vectors located within the 50% tolerance ellipse, indicating normally hydrated and a good body cell mass. Compared with the reference population, boys with DMD had lower levels of body cell mass.
conclusionBased on the evidence, compared with the reference population, patients with DMD had lower levels of body cell mass. This evidence points to bioimpedance parameters as useful tools for the nutritional evaluation and clinical management of patients with DMD.
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