Bioimpedance phase angle in elite male athletes: a segmental approach.

Physiological Measurement
Maurizio MarraLuca Scalfi

Abstract

Phase angle (PA), a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) parameter, has proven to be a proxy of body cell mass in athletes, but very few data are available on its segmental evaluation (upper and lower limbs). Therefore, we aimed to assess whether whole-body and segmental PA varied among elite male athletes of different sports and compared these to control groups. Additionally, we investigated its relationship with anthropometric and body composition parameters. Elite athletes practicing cycling, water polo and ballet dance aged 18-40 years underwent anthropometric and BIA measurements. PA (whole-body and upper and lower limbs) was considered as raw BIA variable. Data were also compared with healthy subjects with similar characteristics who served as control groups. Participants included three groups of male athletes: 18 cyclists (age 28.6 ± 3.4 years; weight 70.6 ± 5.4 kg; BMI 21.5 ± 1.4 kg m2), 20 water polo players (age 23.9 ± 4 years; weight 89.0 ± 5.2 kg; BMI 25.9 ± 1.9 kg m2) and 18 ballet dancers (age 19.2 ± 1.3 years; weight 63.3 ± 5.8 kg; BMI 20.8 ± 1.0 kg m2) and three groups of healthy control subjects each of which similar for general characteristics (one to one) to the previous ones. Both whole-body and limb PAs w...Continue Reading

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