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Bioelectrical Impedance

Bioelectrical impedence is the resistance to the flow of an electrical current through body tissues.
It is used to estimate body composition, including body fat percentage, total body water, and lean body mass.
This non-invasive technique involves applying a small, safe electrical current to the body and measuring the opposition to the flow of this current.
Bioelectrical impedence analysis can provide useful information about an individual's hydration status and overall health, and is commonly used in clinical and research settings to assess nutritional status and monitor changes in body composition over time.
The measurement is influemced by factors such as body size, fluid balance, and the distribution of fat and muscle in the body.

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At present, simple, accurate methods for measuring percent of body fat and, in particular, body fat in different fat depots are not available. The indirect methods currently in use for estimating total percent of body fat include underwater weighing, an air displacement and density determination using a Bod Pod, a bioelectrical impedance analyzer, and a determination of the isotopically labeled water mass. In the past, determination of the total body radioactive potassium and thus metabolizing tissue mass have been used to estimate lean body mass, and by difference, the fat mass.86 (link)
Anthropometric determination of fat mass directly has been done using skin-fold thickness measured at various sites.87 (link) A dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, which provides a 3-dimensional picture of body organ densities, can be used for estimating total body fat. Its location also can be determined. Single computed tomography (CT) slices of the abdomen and thigh can be used to obtain 2 dimensions of those fat depots from which a 3-dimensional fat area can be reconstructed. This also can be done using magnetic resonance imaging, but magnetic resonance imaging is very expensive. One cannot do serial sections of the body using CT to determine fat mass because of the excess radiation associated with this procedure.
Because of their convenience, bioelectric impedance methods or DEXA scans are the most commonly used to estimate the amount and, with DEXA scans, the location of body fat depots. Estimates of abdominal and thigh fat depots also can be estimated using CT slices.52 (link),72 (link),88 (link)
All of the previously mentioned methods use certain assumptions in the calculation of body fat mass, and all are subject to potential error. Nevertheless, there are more specific methods of determining body fat mass than is the BMI. Important information regarding the location of the stored fat also can be determined with some methods.
It now is generally accepted that a relationship between BMI and mortality risk should be applied only to large populations. It should not be applied to an individual in an unqualified fashion. As indicated previously, there is the issue of being “overweight” versus “over fat.” In addition, a segment of the population is now considered to be “fat” by any criteria but “fit” and not at risk for early mortality.74 (link),75 (link),89 (link)–91 (link)
Publication 2015
Abdomen Bioelectrical Impedance Body Fat Human Body Potassium Radiation Radioactivity Skinfold Thickness Thigh Tissues X-Ray Computed Tomography
Total body fat mass and total bone-free lean mass (kg) were acquired from total body scans using fan-beamed dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (Hologic, Waltham, MA or Lunar, Madison, WI) using standardized protocols (35 (link),36 (link)). Appendicular lean mass (ALM) was the sum of lean mass from both arms and legs. Participants missing lean mass measurements for an arm or leg were excluded. The validity and reproducibility of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry have been reported previously. In Invecchiare in Chianti, body composition was measured using peripheral quantitative computed tomography of the calf. For Invecchiare in Chianti, estimated ALM was available only in men and was derived from equations from Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study that included height, weight, waist circumference, fat area, muscle area, and muscle density. In Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study, body composition was measured with bioelectrical impedance (Xitron Hydra ECF/ICF Bio-Impedance Spectrum Analyzer).
Publication 2014
Bioelectrical Impedance Body Composition Body Fat Bone Density Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Fracture, Bone Genetic Predisposition to Disease Hydra Muscle Tissue Silver Waist Circumference Whole Body Imaging X-Ray Computed Tomography
As in previous initiatives and publications [25 (link)–35 (link)], the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) working group on frailty and sarcopenia consists of clinical scientists and experts in the field of musculoskeletal diseases. Different members of the ESCEO working group were asked to prepare a review of the literature on 1) the general tools for the assessment of sarcopenia, both in research and in clinic (CC); 2) the assessment of physical performance in daily practice (MC); 3) the role of imaging in the diagnosis of sarcopenia in daily practice (MV); 4) the role of biochemical markers in the diagnosis of sarcopenia in daily practice (EC) and 5) the role of primary versus secondary care physicians in the evaluation of sarcopenia (AC). A brief summary of the management of sarcopenia in daily practice was also proposed and discussed. Randomized controlled studies, prospective studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses published before September 2015 were searched on PubMed and Embase using the following search terms : 1) Sarcopenia, Clinical, Evaluation, Assessment, Management; 2) Physical function, Physical performance, Gait, Walk, Walking, Strength; 3) Elderly, Muscle mass, Sarcopenia, Dual x-ray absorptiometry/DXA/DEXA, Computer tomography/CT, Magnetic resonance imaging/MRI, Bioelectrical impedance/BIA; 4) Frailty, Sarcopenia, Biomarker, Biochemical marker, and 5) Primary care, Specialist care, Secondary care, Sarcopenia, Management, Screening, Questionnaire. Additional studies were identified by a manual search of bibliographic references of relevant articles and existing reviews. Each member prepared a list of the most important papers based on their review of the literature and then made a set of preliminary recommendations. The subsequent step was a face-to-face meeting for the whole group to make amendments and discuss further recommendations. The plan of the manuscript was also discussed and shared conclusions were reached. The views expressed in this article are the personal views of the authors and may not be understood or quoted as being made on behalf of or reflecting the position of the EMA or one of its committees or working parties.
Publication 2016
Aged Bioelectrical Impedance Biological Markers Degenerative Arthritides Diagnosis Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Europeans Face Muscle Tissue Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoporosis Performance, Physical Physical Examination Physicians Primary Health Care Sarcopenia Secondary Care Tomography
At the in-person visit, trained research assistants measured height to the nearest 0.1 cm using a calibrated stadiometer (Shorr Productions, Olney, Maryland) and weight to the nearest 0.1 kg using a calibrated scale (Tanita model TBF-300A, Tanita Corporation of America, Inc., Arlington Heights, IL). We computed each child’s BMI using the following formula: BMI=weight/height2 (kg/m2). We calculated age-sex-adjusted BMI z-score and BMI percentile using the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reference data [20 ].
We measured subscapular (SS) and triceps (TR) skinfold thicknesses to the nearest 0.1 mm using Holtain calipers (Holtain Ltd, Crosswell, Wales) and calculated the sum (SS + TR) and ratio (SS:TR) of the two thicknesses. The correlations of other measures of adiposity with subscapular or triceps thickness individually were very similar to the correlations with sum of the two, so we chose to show results for only sum of skinfolds. We measured hip and waist circumferences to the nearest 0.1 cm using a Hoechstmass measuring tape (Hoechstmass Balzer GmbH, Sulzbach, Germany), and calculated waist-to-hip circumference ratios. We measured middle upper arm circumference using a Ross measuring tape (Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories Inc., Columbus, OH).
Research assistants performing the measurements followed standardized techniques [21 ] and participated in biannual in-service training to ensure measurement validity. Inter- and intra-rater measurement errors were within published reference ranges for all of the measurements [22 ]. Experienced field supervisors provided ongoing quality control by observing and correcting measurement technique every 3 months.
We measured bipolar bioelectrical impedance using a Tanita scale model TBF-300A (Tanita Corporation of America, Inc., Arlington Heights, IL) foot-to-foot body composition analyzer. We calculated fat mass and fat-free mass indices for DXA and bioelectrical impedance measurements using the following formula: (mass in kg)/(height in meters)2.
Trained research assistants performed whole body DXA scans on the children (n=875) using a Hologic model Discovery A (Hologic, Bedford, MA) that they checked for quality control daily by scanning a standard synthetic spine to check for machine drift. We used Hologic software QDR version 12.6 for scan analysis. A single trained investigator (CEB) checked all scans for positioning, movement, and artifacts, and defined body regions for analysis. Intrarater reliability on duplicate measurements was high (r=0.99).
Publication 2013
Adiposity Arm, Upper Bioelectrical Impedance Body Composition Body Regions Child Foot Movement Radionuclide Imaging Skinfold Thickness Vertebral Column Waist-Hip Ratio Waist Circumference Whole Body Imaging
We examined the associations of SARC‐F with muscle (lean mass per cent and total lean mass) and the short portable sarcopenia measure (SPSM) in the AAH cohort. The portable Tanita Ultimate Scale Model 2001 (Tanita Corporation of America, Arlington Heights, IL) bioelectrical impedance program was used to measure lean mass per cent (1 minus body fat per cent) and total lean mass [(1 minus body fat per cent) × body weight in lbs]. The SPSM scale is a brief field measure for sarcopenia that includes three components: upper body relative strength (grip strength/height), lower body power and strength (timed chair stands), and lean mass [(1 minus body fat per cent) × (body weight in kg/height in m2)], with a potential range of 0–18.17
Publication 2015
Bioelectrical Impedance Body Fat Body Weight Human Body Muscle Tissue Sarcopenia

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This single-center, prospective, observational cohort study included patients treated at the CICW of National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology in Japan between July 2015 and November 2020. This registry was completed in November 2020 because CICW was converted to a care ward for patients with COVID-19. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients or their family members, as appropriate. Ethical approval was obtained from the relevant Ethics Committee of Human Research of the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan (No. 830).
Participants registered in the CICW database sequentially during the study period were retrospectively screened. The database was developed for a registry study that focused to clarify the association between frailty and home admission. The database contained information of participants with informed consent and those who were not planned to be discharged from the CICW within 2 weeks, were not in the terminal stage of life, or did not have a pacemaker. The CICW database included the information regarding skeletal muscle mass by using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). We excluded patients having a pacemaker because BIA can cause interference with the pacemakers.
The exclusion criteria of this research were visualized in Figure 1 and were as follows: (1) age under 65 years, (2) living in nursing homes before CICW admission, (3) length of hospitalization of less than 2 weeks, (4) Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score not performed or of 9 or less, (14 (link)) and (5) missing measurements. Missing items of MMSE were replaced to 0, because these missing data represented the lacked ability to finish the item (e.g., fracture of the dominant hand, visual impairment or disturbance of consciousness). Of the screened 717 participants, 167 were excluded due to age under 65 years (n=10), living in a nursing home before CICW admission (n=38), CICW stay of less than 2 weeks (n=40), MMSE not performed or MMSE scores ≤9 (n=53), and missing data for Geriatric Depression Sacle 15 (GDS15) or the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) or the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) completing all FRAIL-NH components (n=26). Finally, 550 older adults (258 with robust, 97 with prefrail, and 195 with frail status) were included in the analysis.

Flowchart of inclusion and exclusion for this study

Publication 2023
Aged Bioelectrical Impedance Consciousness COVID 19 Ethics Committees, Research Family Member Fracture, Bone Homo sapiens Hospitalization Low Vision Mini Mental State Examination Pacemaker, Artificial Cardiac Patients Skeletal Muscles
VFA, along with subcutaneous fat area (SFA), was measured at the umbilical level by a dual bioelectrical impedance analyzer (Omron HDS-2000 DUALSCAN, Omron Healthcare Co, Kyoto, Japan), an equipment mainly designed to assess the abdominal fat area, as previously described (11 (link), 15 (link)). Briefly, eight-point tactile electrode method was utilized according to the protocol. Resistance at five specific frequencies (1, 50, 250, 500 kHz, and 1 MHz) and reactance at three specific frequencies (5, 50 and 250 kHz) were measured to obtain the reading of VFA (cm2) and SFA (cm2) on the screen. The ratio of VFA and SFA (V/S ratio) was evaluated. All measurements were performed by the same experienced technician.
We used cutoff value of 100 cm2 in VFA to define visceral adiposity for both men and women (16 (link)). Thereafter, participants were categorized into four groups based on combinations of BMI and VF categories as follows: (1) normal weight-normal VF (18.5 kg/m2 BMI < 24 kg/m2 and VFA < 100 cm2), (2) normal weight-high VF (18.5 kg/m2 BMI < 24 kg/m2 and VFA ≥ 100 cm2), (3) overweight/obese-normal VF (BMI ≥ 24 kg/m2 and VFA <100 cm2), (4) overweight/obese-high VF (BMI ≥ 24 kg/m2 and VFA ≥ 100 cm2).
Publication 2023
Abdominal Fat Bioelectrical Impedance Obesity Obesity, Visceral Subcutaneous Fat Umbilicus Woman
Seventy-seven patients aged ≥ 65 years old with similar diet and environmental conditions in the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University were enrolled in this study. Patients were classified into the following 3 categories: 33 HF patients without sarcopenia (HF group), 29 HF patients with sarcopenia (SHF group), and 15 control individuals (Control group). Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 Guidelines (Chen et al., 2020 (link)). Low skeletal muscle mass was defined as muscle mass < 7.0 kg/m2 (male) or < 5.7 kg/m2 (female) by bioelectrical impedance analysis using the InBodyS10 body composition analyzer (Chen et al., 2014 (link)). Low muscle strength was defined as handgrip strength <28 kg for male and <18 kg for female. Criteria for low physical performance is a 6-m walk speed < 1 m/s. Sarcopenia was defined as low muscle mass plus either diminished muscle strength or physical performance. Exclude subjects included recurrent diarrhea or constipation, unusual dietary habits (vegetarians), edema, those with tumors, diabetes, intestinal inflammation, irritable bowel syndrome, history of intestinal surgery, being treated with antibiotics or probiotics within 1 month. Demographic characteristics and clinical laboratory examinations were documented for all patients. The study was approved by the local Ethics Committee of the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. This study was conducted under the Declaration of Helsinki.
Publication 2023
Antibiotics, Antitubercular Asian Persons Bioelectrical Impedance Body Composition Clinical Laboratory Services Constipation Diabetes Mellitus Diarrhea Edema Inflammation Intestines Irritable Bowel Syndrome Males Muscle Strength Muscle Tissue Neoplasms Operative Surgical Procedures Patients Performance, Physical Physical Examination Probiotics Regional Ethics Committees Sarcopenia Skeletal Muscles Therapy, Diet Vegetarians Woman
Following the recommendation of 2nd edition of European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2), this study employs bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) to diagnose sarcopenia based on the existence of decreased muscle quantity or quality (9 (link)). For the NHANES III database, BIA was measured as the resistance at 50 kHz between the right wrist and ankle of a supine participant using A Valhalla 1990B Bio-Resistance Body Composition Analyzer (Valhalla Medical, San Diego, California, USA).
Here, Skeletal muscle mass (SMM) was calculated by BIA from NHANES III database using Janssen’s equation: SMM (kg)= (height in cm)2/BIA-resistance × 0.401 + (sex × 3.825) + (age in years × −0.071) + 5.102, where BIA-resistance is measured in ohms, and sex is encoded as 1 for male and 0 for female (35 (link)). Using the following formula, skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) was calculated: SMI = skeletal muscle mass in kg/body weight in kg × 100. Participants were considered to have sarcopenia if their SMI was more than two standard deviation below the sex-specific mean for young adults aged 18 to 39 (9 (link), 35 (link)).
Publication 2023
Ankle Bioelectrical Impedance Body Composition Body Weight Diagnosis Europeans Females Males Muscle Tissue Sarcopenia Skeletal Muscles Wrist Young Adult
Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the criteria advocated by the Japan Society of Hepatology (1st edition)6 (link). The average handgrip strength (HGS) of the left and right hands was measured twice in a standing position using a digital Smedley-type hand dynamometer (T.K.K5401 GRIP-D; Takei Scientific Instruments, Niigata, Japan). In addition, the skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) was assessed using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA; InBody S10; InBody Japan, Tokyo, Japan). The cutoff values for decreased handgrip strength and SMI were < 26 kg and < 7.0 kg/m2 for men and < 18 kg and < 5.7 kg/m2 for women, respectively. Patients undergoing hemodialysis, with massive ascites, or implants were excluded due to the unreliability of the BIA method7 (link). The 6-m walk was used to assess physical performance, with a slow gait speed defined as < 1.0 m/s.
Publication 2023
Ascites Bioelectrical Impedance Fingers Grasp Hemodialysis Patients Performance, Physical Sarcopenia Skeletal Muscles Woman

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Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a non-invasive technique used to estimate body composition, including body fat percentage, total body water, and lean body mass.
This method involves applying a small, safe electrical current to the body and measuring the opposition to the flow of this current, a property known as bioelectrical impedance (BI).
The BI measurement is influenced by factors such as body size, fluid balance, and the distribution of fat and muscle in the body.
BI can provide useful information about an individual's hydration status and overall health, and is commonly used in clinical and research settings to assess nutritional status and monitor changes in body composition over time.
Commonly used bioelectrical impedance devices include the BC-418MA, BC-418, Seca mBCA 515, BC-420MA, Quadscan 4000, MC-780MA, TBF-300, and InBody 770 scanner.
These instruments utilize BI in conjunction with other measurements, such as height (from a stadiometer), to estimate body composition.
By leveraging the power of BI, researchers and clinicians can gain valuable insights into an individual's health and wellness, enabling them to make informed decisions about nutrition, exercise, and overall well-being.
Whether you're a healthcare professional, a fitness enthusiast, or simply looking to optimize your health, understanding the principles of bioelectrical impedance can be a powerful tool in your arsenal.