Validity of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for the Assessment of Body Composition in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
BIA showed high agreement with DXA and strong diagnostic accuracy for detecting myopenia in SSc, particularly in women. These findings support BIA as an accessible tool for body composition assessment in SSc when standardized conditions and validated sex-specific cut-offs are applied.
Authors
- D. Nóbrega de Moraes
- Vanessa Hax (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3240-7174)
- R. Cavalheiro do Espírito Santo
- Poliana Espíndola Correia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7648-7378)
- Tayane Muniz Fighera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7751-0197)
- Fernando Gerchman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5873-9498)
- Vinícius Hammel Lovison
- S. Pilotti
- Ricardo Machado Xavier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6570-4533)
- Rafael Mendonça da Silva Chakr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8677-2479)
- Ronaldo Legati
- André Luiz Mallmann
- Leonardo Peterson dos Santos
- Poli Mara Spritzer
- Bruno Eduardo Lara Da Silva
- Lucas Denardi Dória
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Klaipėda University (LT)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.70273
- Primary Topic
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00