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Standardized phase angle from bioelectrical impedance analysis as prognostic factor for survival in patients with cancer

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Purpose

Phase angle (PA), determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), has been considered as a prognostic factor in several clinical conditions. The purpose of this study is to investigate PA, after adjusting for sex and age (standardized phase angle; SPA) as a prognostic factor for survival in cancer patients.

Methods

A prospective study was conducted in 195 patients before the first chemotherapy course. BIA was performed in all patients and SPA was calculated. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate survival. The Cox regression method was used to evaluate the independent prognostic effect of PA after adjustment for other variables.

Results

Patients with SPA < −1.65 had a smaller survival rate than those with SPA ≥ −1.65 (p < 0.001). Using Cox regression, the mortality rate was higher in patients with SPA < −1.65 (RR 3.12 CI: 2.03–4.79; p < 0.001). After multivariate analysis, patients with PA < −1.65 still presented a higher mortality rate (RR 2.35 CI: 1.41–3.90; p = 0.001).

Conclusions

The present study demonstrates that PA, used as SPA, is an independent prognostic indicator in this group of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatment even after adjustment for other prognostic variables.

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Acknowledgment

We would like to thank the Oncology Center of Hospital Escola da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (FAU), RS, Brazil.

We would also like to thank to the CAPES, Ministry of Education, Brazil, for the scholarship during this research.

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The authors have no conflict of interest to report.

Statement of authorship

SIP conceived the study, participated in its design and coordination, performed the data analysis, and wrote the manuscript. LRB and DHS performed part of the data collection. MCG participated in the design of the study, performed the statistical analysis and data analyses, and wrote the manuscript. MCFA and AJB reviewed the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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  1. Post-graduate Program, Health and Behaviour, Catholic University of Pelotas, Rua Porto Alegre, 492, 96090-520, Pelotas, RS, Brazil

    Silvana Iturriet Paiva, Lúcia R. Borges & M. Cristina Gonzalez

  2. Post-graduate Program, Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil

    M. Cecília F. Assunção & Aluisio J. D. Barros

  3. Faculty of Nutrition, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil

    Denise Halpern-Silveira

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This work was partially funded by CAPES, Ministry of Education, Brazil.

This study was presented as a poster in the 8th International Symposium on In vivo Body Composition Studies, New York, July 2008.

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Paiva, S.I., Borges, L.R., Halpern-Silveira, D. et al. Standardized phase angle from bioelectrical impedance analysis as prognostic factor for survival in patients with cancer. Support Care Cancer 19, 187–192 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-009-0798-9

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