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[The application of impedance analysis to the study of body composition]
G Martín Peña1, P Galdós Anuncibay
1Unidad de Nutrición y Dietética, Hospital General de Móstoles, Madrid, España.
Nutricion Hospitalaria
|December 1, 1993
Abstract:
We have reviewed the physical theory of body composition assessment using bioelectrical impedance analysis. We discuss the measurement reproducibility, the application to the estimation of total body water, extracellular water, nutritional assessment and the measurement of total body fat. We also comment the application to the study of body composition in children, other physiological and pathological situations and the utility in epidemiological studies.