Juliana Raissa Oliveira Ricarte, Maria Dinara de Araújo Nogueira, Matheus Aragão Dias Firmino, Luis Felipe Nunes de Oliveira, Ashley Brito Valentim, Géssica de Souza Martins, Ana Cecília Pereira Dantas, Nayeli Silva Lima Matias, Enairton Vinicius da Silva Rocha, Kaluce Gonçalves de Sousa Almondes, Carla Soraya Costa Maia
RATIONALE/OBJECTIVE: The phase angle (PhA) is a measurement obtained from the resistance and reactance found in the bioelectrical impedance examination and is useful in assessing nutritional status and in assessing cardiometabolic diseases. Therefore, the objective was to correlate the phase angle to the anthropometric variables of cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in children and adolescents. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and neck circumference (NC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and PhA of 1231 children and adolescents aged between 5 and 18 years were assessed...
April 17, 2024: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition