Normalized Bioimpedance Indices are Better Predictors of Outcome in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

While phase angle of bioimpedance analysis (BIA) has great survival-predicting value in dialysis populations, it is known to be higher in male than in female subjects. In this study, we aimed to explore the factors influencing the predictive value of phase angle and to identify the appropriate physics terms for normalizing capacitance (C) and resistance (R).We formulated body capacitive index (BCI), C(BMI) (capacitance × height(2)/weight), body...