Phase Angle as an Easy Diagnostic Tool of Meta-Inflammation for the Nutritionist

Phase angle (PhA), a noninvasive bioimpedance marker, is a useful tool for nutritional screening in several diseases. C-reactive protein (CRP), a strong risk factor for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, is a commonly used biomarker of meta-inflammation. As both PhA and CRP are influenced by age, BMI, and nutritional status, and exhibit a clear sex dimorphism, we examined the association between PhA and CRP levels in 1855 subjects (680 males and 1175 females), aged 18-59 years, with BMIs ranging from 19.5 to 69.4 kg/m2, stratified according to sex. PhA values and CRP levels were significantly lower in females than males (p < 0.001), while the adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) was lower in males compared to females (p < 0.001). After adjusting for age, physical activity, BMI, waist circumference, and adherence to the MD, PhA remained negatively associated with CRP levels in both genders (p < 0.001). In the ROC analysis, PhA ≤ 5.5° in males and ≤5.4° in females were the threshold values predicting increased hs-CRP levels. These results suggested that PhA might represent a valid predictor of CRP levels in both sexes regardless of body weight and adherence to the MD, which avoids the collection of blood sampling and expensive biochemical assays.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Nutrients - 13(2021), 5 vom: 24. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Barrea, Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Muscogiuri, Giovanna [VerfasserIn]
Pugliese, Gabriella [VerfasserIn]
Laudisio, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
de Alteriis, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Graziadio, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Colao, Annamaria [VerfasserIn]
Savastano, Silvia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-41-4
Bioimpedance analysis
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
C-reactive protein
Journal Article
Mediterranean diet
Meta-inflammation
Nutritionist
Phase angle

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Date Completed 31.05.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/nu13051446

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324765398