Association between phase angle and the nutritional status in pediatric populations: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Malnutrition is prevalent in pediatric populations with any disease, and it is also related to changes in body composition. In addition, recent studies have documented relationships between these changes and phase angle (PhA), an important parameter of functional nutritional assessment. PhA could be a new marker of nutritional status. Many studies have generated information about the association between PhA and malnutrition in various pathologies, although the vast majority of this information is from adult populations. In this systematic review, we answered the following question: What is the association between PhA and the nutritional status in pediatric populations?

Methods

We performed a systematic search of the Medline/PubMed and Latin American and C

SUBMITTER: Franco-Oliva A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10320581 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature