Cirillo, EvertonPompeo, AlbertoCirillo, Fabiane TavaresVilaça-Alves, JoséCosta, PabloRamirez-Campillo, RodrigoDourado, Antonio CarlosAfonso, JoséCasanova, Filipe2024-10-172024-10-172023-05Sports. Volume 11, Issue 5. May 2023. Article number 1072075-4663https://repositorio.unab.cl/handle/ria/61352Indexación: ScopusThe phase angle (PhA) of bioelectrical impedance is determined by primary factors such as age, body mass index and sex. The researchers’ interest in applying PhA to better understand the skeletal muscle property and ability has grown, but the results are still heterogeneous. This systematic review with a meta-analysis aimed to examine the existence of the relationship between PhA and muscle strength in athletes. The data sources used were PubMed, Scielo, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science and the study eligibility criteria were based on the PECOS. The searches identified 846 titles. From those, thirteen articles were eligible. Results showed a positive correlation between PhA and lower limb strength (r = 0.691 [95% CI 0.249 to 0.895]; p = 0.005), while no meta-analysis was possible for the relationships between PhA and lower limb strength. Furthermore, GRADE shows very low certainty of evidence. In conclusion, it was found that most studies showed a positive correlation between PhA and vertical jump or handgrip strength. The meta-analysis showed the relationship between PhA and vertical jump, however, little is known for the upper limbs as was not possible to perform a meta-analysis, and for the lower limbs we performed it with four studies and only with vertical jump. © 2023 by the authors.enBody CompositionPerformancePhysical-Physiological AssessmentSportArtículoCC BY 4.0 Attribution 4.0 International Deed10.3390/sports11050107