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. 2022 Dec 30;20(1):686.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010686.

Bioimpedance-Derived Membrane Capacitance: Clinically Relevant Sources of Variability, Precision, and Reliability

Valene Garr Barry  1 , Jasmine L Chiang  2 , Kaylan G Bowman  3 , Kristina D Johnson  3 , Barbara A Gower  3
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Bioimpedance-Derived Membrane Capacitance: Clinically Relevant Sources of Variability, Precision, and Reliability

Valene Garr Barry et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Membrane capacitance (CM), a bioimpedance-derived measure of cell membrane health, has been suggested as an indicator of health status. However, there are few published data to support its use in clinical settings. Hence, this study evaluated clinically relevant sources of variation, precision, and reliability of CM measurements. This longitudinal study included 60 premenopausal women. Sources of variability (e.g., demographics, body composition, serum measures, diet) were identified by stepwise regression. Precision and reliability were assessed by the coefficient of variation (CV), intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), and technical error of the measurement (TEM) for intra-day (30 min apart) and inter-day measurements (7-14 days apart). Body composition, temperature, and metabolic activity were identified as sources of variability. CM measurements had high precision (CV = 0.42%) and high reliability for intra-day (ICC = 0.996) and inter-day (ICC = 0.959) measurements, independent of menstrual cycle and obesity status. Our results showed that CM measurements are sensitive to clinical factors and have high precision and reliability. The results of this study suggest that CM is sufficiently reliable for health status monitoring in conditions with variation in body composition, metabolic activity, or body temperature among premenopausal women.

Keywords: bioimpedance; health status; membrane capacitance; reliability; women.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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