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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Physiology
  • Microwave Engineering

Background:

  • Adequate hydration is vital for human health and physiological function.
  • Current methods for non-invasively assessing hydration status lack a clinical gold standard.
  • Microwave permittivity shows potential for physiological hydration monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate microwave-based hydration assessment using permittivity measurements.
  • To evaluate the feasibility of tracking hydration status in healthy adults during Ramadan fasting.
  • To correlate changes in permittivity with weight changes and time during fasting.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a time-of-flight technique to estimate permittivity in the microwave frequency range.
  • Recruited healthy adult volunteers undergoing Ramadan fasting.
  • Collected measurements throughout the day while fasting and non-fasting.

Main Results:

  • Failed to establish a clear relationship between estimated permittivity and hydration status.
  • Observed difficulties in detecting subtle hydration changes in sedentary, healthy adults.
  • Weight changes did not correlate clearly with permittivity variations.

Conclusions:

  • Microwave-based hydration assessment requires further development for subtle hydration tracking.
  • The current approach using permittivity is not yet suitable for precise hydration monitoring in this population.
  • More research is needed to refine microwave techniques for accurate, non-invasive hydration assessment.