Omron Healthcare HBF-516 instruction manual Understanding Your Measurement Results

UNDERSTANDING YOUR MEASUREMENT RESULTS

Interpreting the BMI Result

BMI	BMI (Designation by the WHO)	BMI Classification Bar	BMI Rating
			7.0	- 10.7
Less than 18.5	- (Underweight)		10.8 - 14.5
			14.6	- 18.4
			18.5	- 20.5
18.5 or more and less than 25	0 (Normal)		20.6 - 22.7
			22.8	- 24.9
			25.0	- 26.5
25 or more and less than 30	+ (Overweight)		26.6 - 28.2
			28.3	- 29.9
			30.0	- 34.9
30 or more	++ (Obese)		35.0 - 39.9
			40.0	- 90.0

Source: Values for obesity judgment proposed by WHO, the World Health Organization.

Interpreting the Body Fat Percentage Result

Gender	Age	Low (–)	Normal (0)		High (+)	Very High (++)
	20-39	< 21.0	21.0	- 32.9	33.0 - 38.9	>_	39.0
Female	40-59	< 23.0	23.0	- 33.9	34.0 - 39.9	>_	40.0
	60-79	< 24.0	24.0	- 35.9	36.0 - 41.9	>_	42.0
	20-39	< 8.0	8.0	- 19.9	20.0 - 24.9	>_	25.0
Male	40-59	< 11.0	11.0 - 21.9		22.0 - 27.9	>_	28.0
	60-79	< 13.0	13.0	- 24.9	25.0 - 29.9	>_	30.0

Source: NIH/WHO guidelines for BMI

Source: Gallagher et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 72, Sept. 2000

Interpreting the Skeletal Muscle Percentage Result

Gender	Age	Low (–)	Normal (0)	High (+)	Very High (++)
	18-39	< 24.3	24.3 - 30.3	30.4 - 35.3	>_	35.4
Female	40-59	< 24.1	24.1 - 30.1	30.2 - 35.1	>_	35.2
	60-80	< 23.9	23.9 - 29.9	30.0 - 34.9	>_	35.0
	18-39	< 33.3	33.3 - 39.3	39.4 - 44.0	>_	44.1
Male	40-59	< 33.1	33.1 - 39.1	39.2 - 43.8	>_	43.9
	60-80	< 32.9	32.9 - 38.9	39.0 - 43.6	>_	43.7

Source: Omron Healthcare

Interpreting the Visceral Fat Level Result

Visceral Fat Level

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0 (Normal)

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Visceral fat area (0 - approx. 300 cm2, 1 inch=2.54 cm) distribution with 30 levels.

Source: Omron Healthcare

NOTE: Visceral fat levels are relative and not absolute values.

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