Clinical Study

Bioimpedance Vector Pattern in Taiwanese and Polish College Students Detected by Bioelectric Impedance Vector Analysis: Preliminary Observations

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the Taiwanese and Polish college male students1.

CharacteristicValue
(Taiwanese men)
Value
(Polish men)
P

Age (y) 2 5 . 8 1 ± 5 . 5 2 1 . 1 3 ± 1 . 5 4 0.0001
BMI kg/ m 2 2 3 . 0 6 ± 2 . 5 9 2 3 . 0 9 ± 2 . 8 1 0.9
Height (cm) 1 7 1 . 5 ± 7 . 3 2 1 7 9 . 1 3 ± 6 . 1 8 0.95
Weight (kg) 6 8 . 1 3 ± 1 0 . 8 1 7 4 . 3 4 ± 1 1 . 8 0 0.92
𝑅 at 50 kHz (ohm) 5 8 2 . 4 4 ± 5 9 . 3 2 5 8 4 . 3 8 ± 6 8 . 4 2 0.19
𝑅 / 𝐻 (ohm/m) 3 4 0 ± 3 4 . 8 6 3 2 7 . 3 4 ± 4 3 . 8 8 0.15
𝑋 𝑐 at 50 kHz (ohm) 6 3 . 3 8 ± 4 . 8 8 6 2 . 9 ± 7 . 5 1 0.71
𝑋 𝑐 / 𝐻 (ohm/m) 3 7 . 0 3 ± 3 . 3 6 3 5 . 2 2 ± 5 . 0 3 0.35
Phase angle at 50 kHz (°) 6 . 2 3 ± 0 . 4 3 6 . 1 6 ± 0 . 5 0.85

1 𝑛 = 1 6 ; ± S D ; range in parentheses (all such values).