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March 29, 2026Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle0 citationsOpen Access

Validity of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for the Assessment of Body Composition in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

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LDLucas Denardi DóriaRSR. Cavalheiro do Espírito SantoKlaipėda UniversityVHVanessa HaxUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Key Points

  • To evaluate the validity of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for assessing body composition in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).
  • Compared BIA with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for body composition assessment.
  • Analyzed diagnostic accuracy for myopenia detection in SSc patients.
  • Implemented standardized conditions and sex-specific cut-offs.
  • BIA showed high agreement with DXA results.
  • BIA demonstrated strong diagnostic accuracy for detecting myopenia, especially in women.
  • Findings support BIA as a practical tool for body composition assessment in SSc patients.

Abstract

BIA showed high agreement with DXA and strong diagnostic accuracy for detecting myopenia in SSc, particularly in women. These findings support BIA as an accessible tool for body composition assessment in SSc when standardized conditions and validated sex-specific cut-offs are applied.

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Dória et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c8c2d1de0f0f753b39d38bhttps://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.70273
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