Omron HBF-400 How To Interpret The Calculated Results, Body fat percentage, Gender, Normal, 20-39

HOW TO INTERPRET THE

CALCULATED RESULTS

Body fat percentage

Displays the body fat mass as the percentage of body weight.

NOTE: The age range for the body fat percentage classification is 20 to 79 years old.

Body fat percentage classification

Displays “–”, “0”, “+”, “++”

with 12 levels of Bar display.

BMI

BMI is an internationally used index to show the body condition by checking the balance between the height and the weight.

It is calculated by the following formula:

BMI: Body Mass Index = (weight in pounds x 703) / (height in inches) / (height in inches)

BMI classification Displays “–”, “0”, “+”, “++”. with 12 levels of Bar display.

Recommended Body Fat Ranges and BMI

Gender	Age	Low (-)	Normal (0)		High (+)	Very High (++)
		(BMI < 18.5)	(BMI 18.5 - 24.9)		(BMI 25.0 - 29.9)	(BMI ≥ 30.0)
Female	20-39	< 21.0	21.0	- 32.9	33.0 - 38.9		≥ 39.0
	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
Male	20-39	< 8.0	8.0	- 19.9	20.0 - 24.9		≥ 25.0
	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

Based on NIH/WHO guidelines for BMI

Based on Gallagher et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 72, Sept. 2000

The above index refers to the values for obesity judgment proposed by WHO, the World Health Organization.

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