Phase Angle Is a Marker of Muscle Quantity and Strength in Overweight/Obese Former Athletes.

Catarina N MatiasFrancesco Campa Catarina L Nunes Ruben FranciscoFilipe JesusMiguel CardosoMaria João ValamatosPedro Mil HomensLuís B SardinhaPaulo MartinsCláudia MindericoAnaliza Mónica Silva

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)

Our findings indicated that former athletes with higher values of PhA exhibited greater muscle mass and strength, despite sex, age, and body composition, which suggests that this simple raw BI parameter can be utilized as an indicator of muscle quantity and functionality in overweight/obese former athletes.

Keyphrases

body composition
weight loss
bariatric surgery
adipose tissue
resistance training
skeletal muscle
metabolic syndrome
bone mineral density
weight gain
physical activity
type diabetes
high school
obese patients
high resolution
mass spectrometry