Bioelectrical impedance analysis: Population reference values for phase angle by age and sex

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-52

  Barbosa Silva, Maria Cristina G ^a,c   Barros, Aluísio J D ^a   Wang, Jack ^b   Heymsfield, Steven B ^b   Pierson Jr , Richard N ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body composition; Diagnostic methods; Nutritional assessment; Phase angle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; REFERENCE VALUE; TOTAL BODY WATER; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; IMPEDANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 23444457788     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn.82.1.49     Document Type: Article

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