Vol. 96, Issue 9, September 2008, pp.47-55

A Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Device for Monitoring Haemoglobin Status in Dengue Patients

¹Herlina ABDUL RAHIM, ²Fatimah IBRAHIM, ³Mohd Nasir TAIB
 and ¹Ruzairi ABDUL RAHIM

¹Department of Control and Instrumentation Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering,

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

Tel.:+607-5535434

²Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,

University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

³Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara,40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

E-mail: herlina@fke.utm.my

Received: 6 August 2008   /Accepted: 19 September 2008   /Published: 30 September 2008

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to validate a single BIA for predicting hemoglobin (Hb) in dengue patients. The BIA technique based on the passing of low-amplitude electrical current less than 1 mA (500 to 800 mA) with frequency 50 kHz. By using multiple regression analysis, reactance, sex, weight and vomiting were found independent determinants of predicting Hb. Hence, this novel approach of BIA technique can provide rapid, non-invasive, and promising method for monitoring and evaluating the status of the DHF patients.

Keywords: Bioelectrical impedance, Dengue fever, Dengue hemorrhagic, Hemoglobin, Multivariate analysis

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