Body composition of chronic renal patients: anthropometry and bioimpedance vector analysis
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2013-12
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To compare the body composition of patients undergoing hemodialysis with that
of healthy individuals using different methods. Method: cross-sectional study assessing male
individuals using anthropometric markers, electrical bioimpedance and vector analysis. Results:
the healthy individuals presented larger triceps skinfold and arm circumference (p<0.001).
The bioimpedance variables also presented significant higher values in this group. Significant
difference was found in the confidence interval of the vector analysis performed for both the
patients and healthy individuals (p<0.0001). The tolerance intervals showed that 55.20% of the
patients were dehydrated, 10.30% presented visible edema, and 34.50% were within normal
levels of hydration. Bioimpedance and vector analysis revealed that 52% of the patients presented
decreased cell mass while 14.00% presented increased cell mass. Conclusions: the differences
in the body composition of patients and healthy individuals were revealed through bioimpedance
and vector analysis but not through their measures of arm circumference and arm muscle area.
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Anthropometry, Renal dialysis, Electric impedance
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SOARES, Viviane; AVELAR, Ivan Silveira de; ANDRADE, Sara Rosa de Sousa; VIEIRA, Marcus Fraga; SILVA, Maria Sebastiana. Body composition of chronic renal patients: anthropometry and bioimpedance vector analysis. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, v. 21, n. 6, p. 1240-1247, Nov./Dec.2013.