Study: | TRAILS |
Mode of collection: | MeasurementsAndTests
Anthropometrics/Body measures
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Population cohort
T3
Clinical cohort
T3
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Assessment of body fat using bio-electrical impedance. Voltage measurements of weak electric currents that are send through the body are used to estimate total body water (as a proxy for muscle mass which contains a lot of water) and, by difference with body weight, body fat (which hardly contains water).
Created March 28, 2023
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Updated March 28, 2023