Phase angle from bioelectrical impedance analysis is a useful indicator of muscle quality.
Yasunori AkamatsuToru KusakabeHiroshi AraiYuji YamamotoKazuwa NakaoKentaro IkeueYuki IshiharaTetsuya TagamiAkihiro YasodaKojiro IshiiNoriko Satoh-AsaharaPublished in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2021)
The PhA reflected muscle quality and exhibited good accuracy in detecting sarcopenia, suggesting its utility as an index for easily measuring muscle quality, which could improve the diagnosis of sarcopenia.