Bioimpedance analysis of human body composition: medical applications, terminology

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To diagnose and dynamically monitor patients with diseases accompanied by changes in body composition, data from a number of hardware analytical methods are required. Non-invasive, without radiation and chemical loads, fast and patientfriendly bioimpedance analysis of body composition comprehensively solves the problem of obtaining quantitative estimates of all components of body composition at the same time.

This article discusses the terminology features of bioimpedance analysis of body composition and the most common mistakes in the use of terms. In the Russian-speaking medical environment, you can often find the use of a number of inaccurate terms related to bioimpedance analysis of the human body composition. At the same time, the terminology of bioimpedance analysis of human body composition in English-language publications has long been established. The article presents the Russian and English terms of bioimpedance analysis of the human body composition with corresponding abbreviations, as well as the hierarchy of the terms “body composition components”, “body composition parameters”, “parameters of bioimpedance analysis of body composition” and “bioimpedance parameters”.

The most developed areas of application of bioimpedance analysis in medical practice are discussed: assessment of nutrition and dynamic observations of changes in body composition, assessment of the body mineral mass, assessment of the body hydration parameters, assessment of blood supply to tissues and organs, including in the monitoring mode, assessment of the asymmetry of paired organs and limbs, assessment of pre-start readiness, physical development and the level of fitness of the athlete’s muscular system.

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Dmitry V. Nikolaev

Scientific Research Center “Medas”

Email: dvn@medass.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1461-5896
SPIN-code: 5322-6751
Scopus Author ID: 57214509515
Russian Federation, Moscow

Svetlana P. Shchelykalina

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: svetlanath@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3292-8949
SPIN-code: 9804-0820
Scopus Author ID: 56266977600
ResearcherId: K-2225-2016

MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.)

Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. Formation scheme of the names of the main bioimpedance technologies.

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3. Fig. 2. Scheme of hierarchy of terms used in bioimpedance analysis of body composition.

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4. Fig. 3. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the male (a) and female (b) parts of the Russian population. Data for 2010–2012. Bars with solid shading correspond to the estimate of the percentage of surveyed citizens with obesity, open ones ― with overweight [5].

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