title: Whole-body versus segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis in patients with edema of the upper limb after breast cancer treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to compare whole-body (50 kHz alternating current) and segmental (5 kHz alternating current) bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in the assessment of manifested edema of the upper limbs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Whole-body and segmental BIA were performed in 30 patients with edema of the upper limb following breast cancer treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pearson correlation coefficient comparing both measurements was 0.8891 (p-value <0.0001) with corresponding least squares (r(2)) of 0.7904.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Whole-body BIA seems to be a suitable method in the assessment of manifested edema of the upper limbs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. sebastian.berlit@umm.de
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berlit
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brade
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tuschy
authors.forename: Etelka
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Földi
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Walz-Eschenlohr
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leweling
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sütterlin
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Segmental bioelectrical impedance analysis; breast cancer; edema of the upper limb; whole-body bioelectrical impedance analysis