Validity of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for the Assessment of Body Composition in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

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Lucas Denardi Dória · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

R. Cavalheiro do Espírito Santo · Klaipėda University

Vanessa Hax · Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

André Luiz Mallmann · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Leonardo Peterson dos Santos · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

S. Pilotti · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

D. Nóbrega de Moraes

Abstract

BIA showed high agreement with DXA and strong diagnostic accuracy for detecting myopenia in SSc, particularly in women. These findings support BIA as an accessible tool for body composition assessment in SSc when standardized conditions and validated sex-specific cut-offs are applied.

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Body Composition Measurement Techniques Nutrition and Health in Aging Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

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Published in: Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

Volume 17, Issue 2, pp. e70273-e70273

DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.70273

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Validity of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for the Assessment of Body Composition in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

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