Phase Angle from Bioelectric Impedance and Maturity-Related Factors in Adolescent Athletes: A Systematic Review

Aline Ferreira de Araújo Jerônimo, Nuno Batalha, Daniel Collado-Mateo and Jose Alberto Parraca
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Aline Ferreira de Araújo Jerônimo: Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Largo dos Colegiais 2, 7000-645 Évora, Portugal
Nuno Batalha: Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Largo dos Colegiais 2, 7000-645 Évora, Portugal
Daniel Collado-Mateo: Centre for Sport Studies, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28933 Madrid, Spain
Jose Alberto Parraca: Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Largo dos Colegiais 2, 7000-645 Évora, Portugal

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 12, 1-14

Abstract: Phase angle (PhA) is a body composition (BC) parameter from bioelectrical impedance analysis that is suggested as a marker of cell integrity and general health. In adolescent athletes, PhA values are used to monitor the effects of training and competitions and seem to vary according to age, having an upward trajectory during puberty. Since adolescence is a period composed of maturation stages, the aim of this systematic review was to investigate the relationship between PhA and maturation stage in adolescent athletes. A search was conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, BVS, Web of Science (WOS), Scopus, Science Direct, and Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) databases up to May 2020. Eligibility criteria followed the PICOS strategy and studies with healthy athletes aged 10–19 years of any level of competition were included. Six cross-sectional studies and two longitudinal studies met the inclusion criteria. Results showed that early and mature athletes have higher PhA than those who are non-matured or maturated late. Thus, PhA is influenced by the pubertal status. Considering BC is one of the factors influencing sports performance together with its growth-related changes, practitioners may use PhA values in BC analysis of adolescent athletes.

Keywords: phase angle; maturation; athlete; adolescent; bioelectrical impedance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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