Observational studyNutrients2019
Phase Angle: A Possible Biomarker to Quantify Inflammation in Subjects with Obesity and 25(OH)D Deficiency.
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of resistance training on bioelectrical phase angle in older adults: a systematic review with Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Phase Angle as a Potential Screening Tool in Adults with Metabolic Diseases in Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison of the Effect of Different Resistance Training Frequencies on Phase Angle and Handgrip Strength in Obese Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Bioelectrical phase angle predicts sarcopenia in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.JBMR plus · 2026Article
- "Muscle quality": rethinking an imprecise term.European geriatric medicine · 2026Review
- Prediction of phase angle based on body composition: Insights from a large population-based registry.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Very low energy ketogenic therapy: an anti-inflammatory medical nutritional approach for MASLD in obesity.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Phase Angle in Bioelectrical Impedance: New Perspectives in Health and Body Composition Assessment.Physiological research · 2025Observational
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- A Holistic Approach to Metabolic Health Assessment-Analysis of Bioimpedance, Blood, and Saliva Biochemistry in Population Studies-A Pilot Study.Metabolites · 2025Article
- Phase angle as an indicator of nutritional status: a cross-sectional study on the Iranian population.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
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- Highland Barley Tartary Buckwheat Coarse Grain Biscuits Ameliorated High-Fat Diet-Induced Hyperlipidaemia in Mice Through Gut Microbiota Modulation and Enhanced Short-Chain Fatty Acid Secretion Mice.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Use of phase angle as an indicator of overtraining in sport and physical training.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Review
- Weight loss, changes in body composition and inflammatory status after a very low-energy ketogenic therapy (VLEKT): does gender matter?Journal of translational medicine · 2024Article
- Association between dietary inflammatory index and phase angle in university employees: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Muscle Strength and Phase Angle Are Potential Markers for the Efficacy of Multidisciplinary Weight-Loss Program in Patients with Sarcopenic Obesity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Is phase angle associated with visceral adiposity and cardiometabolic risk in cardiology outpatients?European journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Article
- Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is independently associated with the bioelectrical impedance phase angle in junior sumo wrestlers: A pilot study.Physiological reports · 2024Article
- Preoperative Body Composition Correlates with Postoperative Muscle Volume and Degeneration after Total Hip Arthroplasty.Nutrients · 2024Article
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Abstract
Obesity is associated to chronic low-grade metabolic inflammation and hypovitaminosis D. Among extra-skeletal effects, an important role in inflammation has been described for vitamin D (25(OH)D). Phase angle (PhA) is a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) parameter that represents an indicator of cellular health in chronic inflammatory states. However, it is still unknown whether a low 25(OH)D levels might correlate with PhA in obesity. Considering the lack of evidence correlating the 25(OH)D levels with PhA in obesity, the aim of this study was to investigate their possible relationship in a group of patients with obesity stratified according to body mass index (BMI) categories. Four hundred and fifty-five adult subjects (219 males and 236 females; 36 ± 11 years) were enrolled. Body composition, including PhA, was assessed using a BIA phase-sensitive system. Serum levels of 25(OH)D was determined by a direct competitive chemiluminescence immunoassay. Most of the participants were affected by grade III obesity (24%) and had 25(OH)D deficiency (67%). Subjects with 25(OH)D deficiency had highest BMI (
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