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Validation of a bioelectrical impedance analysis system for body composition assessment in patients with COPD.

Fernanda Rodrigues FonsecaManuela KarlohCintia Laura Pereira de AraujoCardine Martins Dos ReisAnamaria Fleig Mayer
Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)
The eight-contact electrode BIA system showed to be a valid tool in the assessment of whole body composition in our sample of patients with COPD.
Keyphrases
  • body composition
  • resistance training
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • bone mineral density
  • lung function
  • computed tomography
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • cystic fibrosis
  • high intensity