Discrepancies between leg-to-leg bioelectrical Impedance analysis and computerized tomography in abdominal visceral fat measurement

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance analysis (LBIA) using a four-contact electrode system for measuring abdominal visceral fat area (VFA). The present study recruited 381 (240 male and 141 female) Chinese participants to compare VFA measurements estimate...

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Main Authors: Hsueh-Kuan Lu, Yu-Yawn Chen, Chinagwen Yeh, Chih-Lin Chuang, Li-Ming Chiang, Chung-Liang Lai, Kevin M. Casebolt, Ai-Chun Huang, Wen-Long Lin, Kuen-Chang Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08991-y