Ecuaciones para la estimación del agua corporal total por el método de análisis de impedancia bioeléctrica a 50 kHz / Equations for the estimate of total body water by the method of bioelectric impedance at 50 kHz

Introducción: El agua mantiene un rango normal en personas aparentemente sanas, el cual se altera ante la existencia de diversas enfermedades. Objetivo: Conocer cuánto se diferencian los valores de agua corporal total estimados por las ecuaciones de agua corporal total, de Kushner, de Deurenberg y de Heitman, con respecto a los obtenidos clínicamente por el método de impedancia bioeléctrica a 50 kHz. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal, de abril a diciembre del 2018, en 62 individuos: 31 adultos aparentemente sanos y 31 niños y adolescentes con diferentes enfermedades, ingresados en el Hospital Infantil Docente Sur Dr. Antonio María Béguez César de Santiago de Cuba (24 en el Servicio de Misceláneas y 7 en el de Oncopediatría). El agua corporal total y los parámetros bioeléctricos se estimaron con el analizador de impedancia bioeléctrica Bodystat® 1500-MDD, a 50 kHz, por el método tetrapolar ipsilateral derecho. Se utilizó el criterio de Bland-Altman, para un 95 % de confianza, a fin de conocer si las ecuaciones de Kushner, de Deurenberg y de Heitman podían sustituir a la ecuación de referencia. Resultados: Las ecuaciones de agua corporal total, de Kushner y de Deurenberg no mostraron diferencias significativas respecto a la ecuación de referencia, mientras que la ecuación de Heitman sí presentó diferencias significativas en relación con el resto de las ecuaciones. El método de Bland-Altman demostró que la ecuación de Kushner posee mayor concordancia con la ecuación de referencia. Conclusiones: La ecuación de Kushner es la de mayor exactitud para la estimación del agua corporal total en personas sanas y en las afectadas por entidades clínicas.

Introduction: The water maintains a normal range in apparently healthy people, which changes with the existence of diverse diseases. Objective: To know how the values of total body water estimated by Kushner, Deurenberg and Heitman equations of total body water, differ regarding those obtained clinically by the method of bioelectric impedance at 50 kHz. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, from April to December, 2018, in 62 individuals: 31 apparently healthy adults and 31 children and adolescents with different diseases, admitted to "Dr. Antonio María Béguez César" Southern Teaching Children Hospital in Santiago de Cuba (24 in the Miscellaneous Service and 7 in Oncopediatrics Service). The total body water and the bioelectric parameters were considered with the analyzer of bioelectric impedance Bodystat® 1500-MDD, at 50 kHz, for the right ipsilateral tetrapolar method. The approach of Bland-Altman was used, for 95% of confidence in order to know if Kushner, Deurenberg and Heitman equations could substitute the reference equation. Results: Kushner and Deurenberg equations of total body water didn't show significant differences regarding the reference equation, while Heitman equation presented significant differences related to the rest of the equations. The Bland-Altman method demonstrated that the equation of Kushner has higher concordance with the reference equation. Conclusions: Kushner equation has the highest accuracy for the estimate of total body water in healthy people and in those affected by diseases.

Reporting items of agreement evaluation using Bland-Altman Method:RiBAM / 医学研究生学报

With the promotion and application in medicine and sanitary fields,the reporting quality of Bland-Altman agreement evaluation is worrying.This study aimed at developing a set of reporting standards for Bland-Altman agreement evaluation as the guidance for proper application to improve the reporting quality.A research group was launched to work on reporting standards for Bland-Altman agreement evaluation,and all the requirements for personnel on various levels were made clear.Early in the study,we carried out articles reviews,regular meetings,expert consultations,literary evaluation,item integration and extraction.Then,we invited a multi-disciplinary panel of experts to improve overall design,evaluate reporting items and form the first draft by brainstorming method.Multiple rounds of expert consultations were also conducted with reference to Delphi method to integrate expert advice and form the basic framework of reporting items.Finally,through the thorough analysis and demonstration,we proposed the reporting items for the agreement evaluation of Bland-Altman method (RiBAM) as the recommended report.A list of recommended items called RiBAM was formed,which consisted of 17 first-level items and 23 secondary-level items.RiBAM is more comprehensive and systematic as an important reference for improving the quality of reports by avoiding the omission of reporting contents and achieving the clarity,integrity and transparency of the report.RiBAM recommended items can be a guide for authors in reporting Bland-Altman agreement evaluation as well as a basic reference for journal editors,peer reviewers and readers.

Consistency evaluation for quantitative measurements by Bland-Altman method and its clinical application / 医学研究生学报

The Bland-Altman method has been widely used for consistency evaluation in the field of medicine .However, fre-quent errors in the application of the method seriously affect the quality of researches .This review focuses on the studies of the Bland-Altman method , the status quo and common problems in its application , and standards for related reports .

Parámetros bioeléctricos in vitro e in vivo, estimados con los analizadores Bodystat®1500-MDD y BioScan®98 / Bioelectrical parameters in vitro and in vivo estimated with analyzers Bodystat®1500-MDD and BioScan®98

Se efectuó un estudio comparativo de 2 analizadores comerciales de bioimpedancia eléctrica corporal (Bodystat® 1500-MDD y BioScan®98) en el Servicio de Oncopediatría del Hospital Infantil Sur de Santiago de Cuba, desde septiembre hasta octubre del 2009, para lo cual se realizó una simulación in vitro con los calibradores de cada equipo y un estudio in vivo de 32 adultos aparentemente sanos y 32 niños con diferentes afecciones. La resistencia eléctrica y la reactancia capacitiva se estimaron con ambos analizadores; además, se calcularon el módulo de impedancia y el ángulo de fase. La prueba t-student de 2 medias para muestras apareadas y el método de Bland-Altman fueron los criterios estadísticos usados. No existieron diferencias significativas entre ambos analizadores al introducir los factores de corrección para la resistencia eléctrica y la reactancia capacitiva; por tanto, es posible usarlos indistintamente para caracterizar bioeléctricamente a los individuos aparentemente sanos y pacientes con diferentes enfermedades.

A controlled trial with 2 body electrical impedance commercial analyzers was carried out (Bodystat® 1500-MDD and BioScan®98) at the Pediatric Oncology Department of the Southern Children Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, from September to October 2009, for which an in vitro simulation with gauges of each device and an in vivo study in 32 apparently healthy adults and 32 children with different conditions were conducted. Electrical resistance and capacitive reactance were estimated with both analyzers, and impedance module and phase angle were also calculated. The two-means Student's t test for paired samples and the Bland-Altman method were used as statistical criteria. There were not significant differences between the two analyzers by introducing correction factors for electrical resistance and capacitive reactance; therefore, it is possible to use either to characterize bioelectrically apparently healthy individuals and patients with different conditions.