Association between segmental and whole-body phase angle from bioelectrical impedance analysis and the physical function in community-dwelling older adults
Carmen Ayala-Martinez, Veronica Mihaiescu-Ion, Veronica Perez-Cabezas, Gloria Gonzalez-Medina, Beatriz Ortiz-Navarro, Margarita Carrillo de Albornoz-Gil, Alejandro Galan-Mercant · 2026
Read Association between segmental and whole-body phase angle from bioelectrical impedance analysis and the physical function in community-dwelling older adults by Carmen Ayala-Martinez, Veronica Mihaiescu-Ion, Veronica Perez-Cabezas, Gloria Gonzalez-Medina, Beatriz Ortiz-Navarro, Margarita Carrillo de Albornoz-Gil, Alejandro Galan-Mercant (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/PMC13276190.txt.
Description
Carmen Ayala-Martinez and co-authors report a 2026 journal article on a quick body measure that may flag fading strength in older adults. The measure, phase angle, comes from a painless electrical test and reflects cell health and muscle quality. Whether measuring single body parts beats a whole-body reading was unclear.
Ninety-three adults aged sixty-five and older, living in their own homes in southern Spain, took the electrical test and several function tests. These covered balance and walking, grip strength, walking speed, and leg power. Phase angle in the legs linked most strongly to the combined performance score, walking speed, and leg power. Arm readings linked mainly to grip strength. Trunk readings linked to nothing. The authors say matching the body region to the task gives the sharpest signal.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Carmen Ayala-Martinez, Veronica Mihaiescu-Ion, Veronica Perez-Cabezas, Gloria Gonzalez-Medina, Beatriz Ortiz-Navarro, Margarita Carrillo de Albornoz-Gil, Alejandro Galan-Mercant |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51889 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |