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Introduction<\/h5>\n

The assessment of body composition and skeletal muscle morphofunctionality has gained importance in recent years due to its close relationship in the development and morbidity and mortality of different highly prevalent pathologies in our health system. Its assessment offers a more complete view of the individual’s health status and its knowledge allows adjusting interventions or medical treatments.<\/p>\n

There are different techniques for this, with bioelectrical impedance or bioimpedance (BIA) being the most widely used technique in recent decades due to its availability and ease of use. However, it does not offer a complete view of the individual’s muscle morpho-functionality and has limitations in certain pathologies.<\/p>\n

For this reason, and as a complement to bioimpedance assessment, nutritional ultrasound is increasingly used, which studies both muscle and abdominal fat, and certain functional tests such as the short physical performance battery or SPPB.<\/p>\n

The Unit also has dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry equipment or densitometer (DEXA), a technique considered the gold standard in assessing body composition that estimates the different body compartments with high precision.<\/p>\n

The muscle composition and function parameters obtained by the different tests allow different diagnoses to be made: malnutrition, obesity, sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, frailty and osteoporosis\/osteopenia.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Services<\/h5>\n

From the following techniques:<\/p>\n<\/div>

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  • Whole body densitometry for assessment of body composition: <\/strong>
    \nIt is a tricompartmental technique that provides data on fat mass, lean mass (total and appendicular) and bone mass both at the level of the whole body and by body segments (right arm, left arm, trunk, right leg and left leg).
    \nIn addition, thanks to a built-in software, it allows to assess the visceral fat tissue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>