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ReviewNutrients2021

Assessment of Body Composition in Athletes: A Narrative Review of Available Methods with Special Reference to Quantitative and Qualitative Bioimpedance Analysis.

Francesco Campa, Stefania Toselli, Massimiliano Mazzilli, Luís Alberto Gobbo, Giuseppe Coratella

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In one paragraph

Review in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07548515 (Understanding the Relationship of Body Composition and Metabolism in Adult and Older Filipino Endurance and Strength Athletes in the Philippines), which is not on this map. Cited by 162 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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162citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
23.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07548515 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Understanding the Relationship of Body Composition and Metabolism in Adult and Older Filipino Endurance and Strength Athletes in the Philippines (NPOWER P1)

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorFood and Nutrition Research Institute, PhilippinesRan2026 to 2027Enrolled120ConditionsNutrition Physiology, Athletes, The Focus of This Study is to Describe the Body Composition and Metabolism of Athletes and Non-athletes
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

162 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 284 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Francesco CampaDepartment for Life Quality Studies, Università degli Studi di Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3028-7802
Stefania ToselliDepartment of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Università degli Studi di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5478-2499
Massimiliano MazzilliSchool of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Psychology, "eCampus" University, 22060 Novedrate, Italy.
Luís Alberto GobboDepartment of Physical Education, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente 19060-900, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4700-0000
Giuseppe CoratellaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7523-9102
University of Bologna · ITUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BRUniversità degli Studi eCampus · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Body composition is acknowledged as a determinant of athletic health and performance. Its assessment is crucial in evaluating the efficiency of a diet or aspects related to the nutritional status of the athlete. Despite the methods traditionally used to assess body composition, bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) and bioelectric impedance vector analysis (BIVA) have recently gained attention in sports, as well as in a research context. Only until recently have specific regression equations and reference tolerance ellipses for athletes become available, while specific recommendations for measurement procedures still remain scarce. Therefore, the present narrative review summarizes the current literature regarding body composition analysis, with a special focus on BIA and BIVA. The use of specific technologies and sampling frequencies is described, and recommendations for the assessment of body composition in athletes are provided. Additionally, the estimation of body composition parameters (i.e., quantitative analysis) and the interpretation of the raw bioelectrical data (i.e., qualitative analysis) are examined, highlighting the innovations now available in athletes. Lastly, it should be noted that, up until 2020, the use of BIA and BIVA in athletes failed to provide accurate results due to unspecific equations and references; however, new perspectives are now unfolding for researchers and practitioners. In light of this, BIA and especially BIVA can be utilized to monitor the nutritional status and the seasonal changes in body composition in athletes, as well as provide accurate within- and between-athlete comparisons.

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AthletesBody CompositionElectric ImpedanceHumansSports Medicinebioelectric impedance vector analysisBIVAhydrationlocalized BIAnutritional statusphase anglesegmental bioimpedancetolerance ellipses

Identifiers

PMID34065984
PMCPMC8150618
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