Predictivity of bioimpedance phase angle for incident disability in older adults.

Kazuki UemuraTakehiko DoiKota TsutsumimotoSho NakakuboMin-Ji KimSatoshi KuritaHideaki IshiiHiroyuki Shimada

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2019)

Lower phase angle independently predicts the incident disability separately from known risk factors. BIA-derived phase angle can be used as a valuable and simple prognostic tool to identify the elderly at risk of disability as targets of preventive treatment.

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