▁int rac ell ular ▁path ). ▁This ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁imped ance ▁versus ▁the ▁frequency ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁measurement . ▁The ▁imped ance ▁measurement ▁is ▁generally ▁measured ▁from ▁the ▁w rist ▁to ▁the ▁contr al ater al ▁an k le ▁and ▁uses ▁either ▁two ▁or ▁four ▁electro des . ▁A ▁small ▁current ▁on ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁ 1 - 1 0 ▁ μ A ▁is ▁passed ▁between ▁two ▁electro des , ▁and ▁the ▁voltage ▁is ▁measured ▁between ▁the ▁same ▁( for ▁a ▁two ▁electro de ▁configuration ) ▁or ▁between ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁electro des . ▁ ▁Ph ase ▁angle ▁In ▁bio elect rical ▁imped ance ▁analysis ▁in ▁humans , ▁an ▁estimate ▁of ▁the ▁phase ▁angle ▁can ▁be ▁obtained ▁and ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁changes ▁in ▁resistance ▁and ▁react ance ▁as ▁altern ating ▁current ▁passes ▁through ▁t issues , ▁which ▁causes ▁a ▁phase ▁shift . ▁The ▁measured ▁phase ▁angle ▁therefore ▁depends ▁on ▁several ▁bi ological ▁factors . ▁Ph ase ▁angle ▁is ▁greater ▁in ▁men ▁than ▁women , ▁and ▁decre ases ▁with ▁increasing ▁age . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Body ▁fat ▁percentage ▁ ▁Imp ed ance ▁spect ro sc opy ▁ ▁Elect rical ▁imped ance ▁tom ography ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁The ▁International ▁Society ▁for ▁Elect rical ▁Bio imp ed ance ▁ ▁Bio imp ed ance ▁Analysis ▁Electron ic ▁Media ▁Review ▁ ▁Category : Class ification ▁of ▁ob es ity ▁Category : E lect ro phys i ology ▁Category : Imp ed ance ▁measurements ▁Category : An th rop