title: [The application of impedance analysis to the study of body composition].
abstract: We have reviewed the physical theory of body composition assessment using bioelectrical impedance analysis. We discuss the measurement reproducibility, the application to the estimation of total body water, extracellular water, nutritional assessment and the measurement of total body fat. We also comment the application to the study of body composition in children, other physiological and pathological situations and the utility in epidemiological studies.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Nutrición y Dietética, Hospital General de Móstoles, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martín Peña
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Galdós Anuncibay
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D001823:Body Composition; D001826:Body Fluids; D017097:Electric Impedance; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008954:Models, Biological; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
vernacular_title: La aplicación del análisis de impedancia al estudio de la composición corporal.