The bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) international database: aims, scope, and call for data

Analiza M Silva¹, Francesco Campa², Silvia Stagi³, Luís A Gobbo⁴, Roberto Buffa³, Stefania Toselli⁵, Diego Augusto Santos Silva⁶, Ezequiel M Gonçalves⁷, Raquel D Langer⁷, Gil Guerra-Júnior⁷, Dalmo R L Machado⁸, Emi Kondo⁹, Hiroyuki Sagayama⁹, Naomi Omi⁹, Yosuke Yamada¹⁰, Tsukasa Yoshida¹⁰, Wataru Fukuda¹¹, Maria Cristina Gonzalez¹², Silvana P Orlandi¹³, Josely C Koury¹⁴, Tatiana Moro², Antonio Paoli², Salome Kruger¹⁵, Aletta E Schutte¹⁶, Angela Andreolli¹⁷, Carrie P Earthman¹⁸, Vanessa Fuchs-Tarlovsky¹⁹, Alfredo Irurtia²⁰, Jorge Castizo-Olier²¹, Gabriele Mascherini²², Cristian Petri²³, Laura K Busert²⁴, Mario Cortina-Borja²⁴, Jeanette Bailey²⁵, Zachary Tausanovitch²⁵, Natasha Lelijveld²⁶, Hadeel Ali Ghazzawi²⁷, Adam Tawfiq Amawi²⁸, Grant Tinsley²⁹, Suvi T Kangas²⁵, Cécile Salpéteur³⁰, Adriana Vázquez-Vázquez²⁴, Mary Fewtrell²⁴, Chiara Ceolin³¹, Giuseppe Sergi³¹, Leigh C Ward³², Berit L Heitmann^{33

34}, Roberto Fernandes da Costa³⁵, German Vicente-Rodriguez³⁶, Margherita Micheletti Cremasco³⁷, Alessia Moroni³⁷, John Shepherd³⁸, Jordan Moon³⁹, Tzachi Knaan⁴⁰, Manfred J Müller⁴¹, Wiebke Braun⁴¹, José M García-Almeida⁴², António L Palmeira⁴³, Inês Santos⁴⁴, Sofus C Larsen^{45

46}, Xueying Zhang⁴⁷, John R Speakman^{47

48}, Lindsay D Plank⁴⁹, Boyd A Swinburn⁵⁰, Jude Thaddeus Ssensamba^{51

52}, Keisuke Shiose⁵³, Edilson S Cyrino⁵⁴, Anja Bosy-Westphal⁴¹, Steven B Heymsfield⁵⁵, Henry Lukaski⁵⁶, Luís B Sardinha⁵⁷, Jonathan C Wells²⁴, Elisabetta Marini³

Affiliations

¹ Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002, Lisbon, Portugal. analiza@fmh.ulisboa.pt.
² Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, 35100, Padova, Italy.
³ Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, 09042, Cagliari, Italy.
⁴ Skeletal Muscle Assessment Laboratory, Physical Education Department, School of Technology and Science, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente, 19060-900, Brazil.
⁵ Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921, Rimini, Italy.
⁶ Research Center of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, Sports Center, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
⁷ Growth and Development Laboratory, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics (CIPED), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, 13083-887, Brazil.
⁸ Laboratory of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 05508-030, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁹ Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8574, Japan.
¹⁰ National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, 566-0002, Japan.
¹¹ Yokohama Sports Medical Center, Yokohama Sport Association, Kanagawa, 222-0036, Japan.
¹² Postgraduate Program in Nutrition and Food, Federal University of Pelotas, 96010-610 Pelotas, Brazil.
¹³ Nutrition Department, Federal University of Pelotas, 96010-610, Pelotas, Brazil.
¹⁴ Nutrition Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
¹⁵ Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.
¹⁶ School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
¹⁷ University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
¹⁸ University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
¹⁹ Hospital General de México, Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
²⁰ National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC), University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain.
²¹ School of Health Sciences, TecnoCampus, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain.
²² Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.
²³ Department of Sports and Computer Science, Section of Physical Education and Sports, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
²⁴ Population, Policy & Practice Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
²⁵ International Rescue Committee, New York, NY, 10168, USA.
²⁶ Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN), OX5 2DN, Kiddlington, UK.
²⁷ Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, School of Agriculture, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
²⁸ Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Al-Salt, Jordan.
²⁹ Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA.
³⁰ Department of Expertise and Advocacy, Action contre la Faim, 93358, Montreuil, France.
³¹ Department of Medicine (DIMED), Geriatrics Division, University of Padova, Padova, 35128, Italy.
³² School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia.
³³ Research Unit for Dietary Studies, The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg and Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
³⁴ Section for general Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
³⁵ Department of Physical Education, Research Group in Physical Activity and Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
³⁶ Faculty of Health and Sport Science FCSD, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, University of Zaragoza, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.
³⁷ Laboratory of Anthropology, Anthropometry and Ergonomics, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, 10123, Torino, Italy.
³⁸ University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA.
³⁹ United States Sports Academy, Daphne, AL, 36526, USA.
⁴⁰ Weight Management, Metabolism & Sports Nutrition Clinic, Metabolic Lab, Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
⁴¹ Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Sciences, Christian-Albrechts University, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
⁴² Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Virgen de la Victoria Hospital, Malaga University, 29010, Malaga, Spain.
⁴³ CIDEFES, Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa, Portugal.
⁴⁴ Laboratório de Nutrição, Faculdade de Medicina, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
⁴⁵ Research Unit for Dietary Studies at the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, The Capital Region, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
⁴⁶ The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁴⁷ Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Metabolic Health, Center for Energy Metabolism and Reproduction, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
⁴⁸ School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
⁴⁹ Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁵⁰ School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁵¹ Center for Innovations in Health Africa (CIHA Uganda), Kampala, Uganda.
⁵² Makerere University Walter Reed Project, Kampala, Uganda.
⁵³ Faculty of Education, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
⁵⁴ Metabolism, Nutrition, and Exercise Laboratory. Physical Education and Sport Center, State University of Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid, Km 380, 86057-970, Londrina-PR, Brazil.
⁵⁵ Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808, USA.
⁵⁶ Department of Kinesiology and Public Health Education, Hyslop Sports Center, University of North Dakota Grand Forks, Grand Forks, ND, 58202, USA.
⁵⁷ Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002, Lisbon, Portugal.

PMID: 37532867
DOI: 10.1038/s41430-023-01310-x

The bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) international database: aims, scope, and call for data

Analiza M Silva et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2023 Dec.

. 2023 Dec;77(12):1143-1150.

doi: 10.1038/s41430-023-01310-x. Epub 2023 Aug 2.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002, Lisbon, Portugal. analiza@fmh.ulisboa.pt.
² Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, 35100, Padova, Italy.
³ Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cittadella Universitaria, Monserrato, 09042, Cagliari, Italy.
⁴ Skeletal Muscle Assessment Laboratory, Physical Education Department, School of Technology and Science, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente, 19060-900, Brazil.
⁵ Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921, Rimini, Italy.
⁶ Research Center of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, Sports Center, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
⁷ Growth and Development Laboratory, Center for Investigation in Pediatrics (CIPED), School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, 13083-887, Brazil.
⁸ Laboratory of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 05508-030, São Paulo, Brazil.
⁹ Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8574, Japan.
¹⁰ National Institute of Health and Nutrition, National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition, Osaka, 566-0002, Japan.
¹¹ Yokohama Sports Medical Center, Yokohama Sport Association, Kanagawa, 222-0036, Japan.
¹² Postgraduate Program in Nutrition and Food, Federal University of Pelotas, 96010-610 Pelotas, Brazil.
¹³ Nutrition Department, Federal University of Pelotas, 96010-610, Pelotas, Brazil.
¹⁴ Nutrition Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
¹⁵ Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.
¹⁶ School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
¹⁷ University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
¹⁸ University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
¹⁹ Hospital General de México, Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
²⁰ National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC), University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain.
²¹ School of Health Sciences, TecnoCampus, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain.
²² Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy.
²³ Department of Sports and Computer Science, Section of Physical Education and Sports, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
²⁴ Population, Policy & Practice Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
²⁵ International Rescue Committee, New York, NY, 10168, USA.
²⁶ Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN), OX5 2DN, Kiddlington, UK.
²⁷ Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, School of Agriculture, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
²⁸ Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Al-Salt, Jordan.
²⁹ Energy Balance & Body Composition Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA.
³⁰ Department of Expertise and Advocacy, Action contre la Faim, 93358, Montreuil, France.
³¹ Department of Medicine (DIMED), Geriatrics Division, University of Padova, Padova, 35128, Italy.
³² School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia.
³³ Research Unit for Dietary Studies, The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg and Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
³⁴ Section for general Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
³⁵ Department of Physical Education, Research Group in Physical Activity and Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
³⁶ Faculty of Health and Sport Science FCSD, Department of Physiatry and Nursing, University of Zaragoza, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.
³⁷ Laboratory of Anthropology, Anthropometry and Ergonomics, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, 10123, Torino, Italy.
³⁸ University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA.
³⁹ United States Sports Academy, Daphne, AL, 36526, USA.
⁴⁰ Weight Management, Metabolism & Sports Nutrition Clinic, Metabolic Lab, Tel-Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
⁴¹ Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition and Food Sciences, Christian-Albrechts University, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
⁴² Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Virgen de la Victoria Hospital, Malaga University, 29010, Malaga, Spain.
⁴³ CIDEFES, Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa, Portugal.
⁴⁴ Laboratório de Nutrição, Faculdade de Medicina, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
⁴⁵ Research Unit for Dietary Studies at the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, The Capital Region, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
⁴⁶ The Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁴⁷ Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Metabolic Health, Center for Energy Metabolism and Reproduction, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
⁴⁸ School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
⁴⁹ Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁵⁰ School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
⁵¹ Center for Innovations in Health Africa (CIHA Uganda), Kampala, Uganda.
⁵² Makerere University Walter Reed Project, Kampala, Uganda.
⁵³ Faculty of Education, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
⁵⁴ Metabolism, Nutrition, and Exercise Laboratory. Physical Education and Sport Center, State University of Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid, Km 380, 86057-970, Londrina-PR, Brazil.
⁵⁵ Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808, USA.
⁵⁶ Department of Kinesiology and Public Health Education, Hyslop Sports Center, University of North Dakota Grand Forks, Grand Forks, ND, 58202, USA.
⁵⁷ Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, 1499-002, Lisbon, Portugal.

PMID: 37532867
DOI: 10.1038/s41430-023-01310-x

Abstract

Background: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a technique widely used for estimating body composition and health-related parameters. The technology is relatively simple, quick, and non-invasive, and is currently used globally in diverse settings, including private clinicians' offices, sports and health clubs, and hospitals, and across a spectrum of age, body weight, and disease states. BIA parameters can be used to estimate body composition (fat, fat-free mass, total-body water and its compartments). Moreover, raw measurements including resistance, reactance, phase angle, and impedance vector length can also be used to track health-related markers, including hydration and malnutrition, and disease-prognostic, athletic and general health status. Body composition shows profound variability in association with age, sex, race and ethnicity, geographic ancestry, lifestyle, and health status. To advance understanding of this variability, we propose to develop a large and diverse multi-country dataset of BIA raw measures and derived body components. The aim of this paper is to describe the 'BIA International Database' project and encourage researchers to join the consortium.

Methods: The Exercise and Health Laboratory of the Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon has agreed to host the database using an online portal. At present, the database contains 277,922 measures from individuals ranging from 11 months to 102 years, along with additional data on these participants.

Conclusion: The BIA International Database represents a key resource for research on body composition.

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