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Summary

  • The initial submission of this article was received on April 24th, 2024 and was peer-reviewed by 2 reviewers and the Academic Editor.
  • The Academic Editor made their initial decision on October 1st, 2024.
  • The first revision was submitted on October 21st, 2024 and was reviewed by 2 reviewers and the Academic Editor.
  • The article was Accepted by the Academic Editor on November 5th, 2024.

Version 0.2 (accepted)

· Nov 5, 2024 · Academic Editor

Accept

Authors have addressed all of the reviewers' comments and manuscript is ready for publication.

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Basic reporting

The quality is good enough that the authors preserve the main characteristics of the manuscript throughout the review process.

Experimental design

It has been enhanced with the changes implemented by the authors.

Validity of the findings

Their results have been good validated through the review process.

Additional comments

In the opinion of this reviewer can be published in its current form.

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Basic reporting

No further comments.

Experimental design

No further comments.

Validity of the findings

No further comments.

Version 0.1 (original submission)

· Oct 1, 2024 · Academic Editor

Minor Revisions

Thanks for submitting. Please review the reviewers' comments carefully and address all their points. R2 has provided their review in their attached PDF

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Basic reporting

The manuscript is clear and concise. The language is professional and easy to understand. The scientific background in the introduction section is enough to understand the basic principles of BIA, body composition, phase angle, and its relationship with health and disease status in different clinical scenarios.

The references and articles cited are of good quality and have a recent scientific basis, which permits the support of the findings presented by the authors.

In general terms, the manuscript presents relevant, clinically applicable, and essential data.

Experimental design

The methodologic design is well presented and adequately delimits the population and selection of research subjects. The authors show respect for ethical and scientific guidelines and describe in a comprehensive way the statistical issues implicated in the analysis of data and their interpretation.

Validity of the findings

The authors realize and exercise analysis and data contrast with other authors and similar health conditions, explaining to the reader the importance of their findings, giving excellent scientific support to the presented information, and how they interpreted the statistical results.

Additional comments

It is an excellent way to present the problem to be investigated and the results. The only comment is that authors can enhance the comprehension of the paper if they describe the way to get subrogate variables as Phase Angle in the material and methods section instead of the discussion section.

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Basic reporting

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Experimental design

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Validity of the findings

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