BODY FAT RATIO & VISCERAL FAT LEVEL
BODY FAT ANALYSIS
Body fat is classified as subcutaneous fat and visceral fat etc., depending on where it is located in the body. In particular, visceral fat level is known to have a close connection to susceptibility common diseases.
What is Body Fat Percentage?
Body fat percentage refers to the amount of body fat mass in regards to the total body weight expressed as a percentage.
The BF500 uses BI(Bioelectrical Impedance) to calculate your body fat percentage using the following simple formula.
Body fat percentage (%) = {Body fat mass (kg) / Body weight (kg)} × 100
The BF500 uses body fat percentage to measure your body fat percentage using the above simple formula.
Let’s look at an example
BODY FAT PERCENTAGE
BODY FAT PERCENTAGE 
CLASSIFICATION
Example of display:
• Body Fat Percentage:29.3%
• Body Fat Percentage Classification: 0
Body fat percentage classification differs for men and women
When most people think of body fat, they have a negative image of it. However, it serves a vital role in storing energy, protecting internal organs, etc. While too much body fat is unhealthy for you, having too little is also unhealthy.
The distribution of body fat in men and women is different, so the basis of classifying the body fat percentage for male and female is different.
Interpreting the Body Fat Percentage Result
Gender | Age | – (Low) | 0 (Normal) | + (High) | ++ (Very High) | ||
| < 21.0 | 21.0 | - 32.9 | 33.0 - 38.9 | _ | 39.0 | |
| > | ||||||
Female | < 23.0 | 23.0 | - 33.9 | 34.0 - 39.9 | _ | 40.0 | |
> | |||||||
| < 24.0 | 24.0 | - 35.9 | 36.0 - 41.9 | _ | 42.0 | |
| > | ||||||
| < 8.0 | 8.0 | - 19.9 | 20.0 - 24.9 | _ | 25.0 | |
| > | ||||||
Male | < 11.0 | 11.0 - 21.9 | 22.0 - 27.9 | _ | 28.0 | ||
> | |||||||
| < 13.0 | 13.0 | - 24.9 | 25.0 - 29.9 | _ | 30.0 | |
| > | ||||||
Based on NIH/WHO guidelines for BMI
Based on Gallagher et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 72, Sept. 2000
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