ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Phase Angle (PhA) Is an Easy and Complementary Tool for Assessing Nutritional Status in Ulcerative Colitis (UC) Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Gastrointestinal Health: Clinical Research and Therapeutic Innovations.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Adiponectin and phase angle in the assessment of sarcopenia in Crohn's disease: beyond muscle mass.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Nutrition in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Strategies to Improve Prognosis and New Therapeutic Approaches.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Phase Angle Predicts Malnutrition Risk and 6-month Mortality in Older Patients with Multimorbidity: A Retrospective Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAccumulating evidence has proposed phase angle (PhA) as a marker for assessing cellular integrity and nutritional status in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients; the aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of PhA in assessing nutritional status in patients with UC, investigating its potential as a biomarker of disease activity.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study in patients with UC and healthy controls. We determined PhA by electrical bioimpedance and categorized participants through bioelectrical impedance analysis. They were classified as normal PhA > 6.1° and low PhA < 6.1° in men and normal PhA > 5.6° and low PhA < 5.6° in women.
resultsPhA was significantly lower in UC patients than in controls (5.8 ± 0.8 vs. 6.6 ± 0.7°;
conclusionsPhA significantly decreases in UC patients compared to healthy controls and is even more reduced when UC is active. A cut-off point of <6.1 for men and <5.6 for women could be suitable for nutritional diagnosis in patients with UC, but it still needs to be validated.
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