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Phase angle and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in sickle cell disease
Abstract
Phase angle, an impedance parameter used for nutritional assessment, is reflective of the capacitance properties of cell membranes. We have shown a significant correlation between the proportions of specific n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the serum phospholipids of Nigerian children with sickle cell disease and their phase angles determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis.
- polyunsaturated fatty acid
- sickle cell disease
- phase angle
- BIA, bioelectrical impedance analysis
- SCD, sickle cell disease