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8. Evaluation of results

WARNING:

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his product does not and is not intended to provide a medical diagnosis. For medical advice

please contact a licensed physician. If you have an emergency please call 911 immediately.

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onsult your physician or healthcare provider before beginning a weight reduction or exercise

program.

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he measurements provided are not substitutes for physician assessments. For medical advice

please contact a licensed physician.

Please be aware that values obtained from this body analysis scale represent only an approxi-

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mation of actual analytical medical data. Only a specialist physician can accurately determine

body fat, body water and muscle percentage using special medical procedures (e.g. computed

tomography).

Make sure that you enter the desired unit of mass regarding the weight results.

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lways consult your physician to determine what will be suitable for you.

Body fat

The following body fat percentages are guide values (contact your physician for further information).

A lower value is often found in athletes. Depending on the type of sports, training intensity and physical con-

stitution, values may result which are below the recommended values stated. It should, however, be noted

that there could be a danger to health in the case of extremely low values.

Women Men

Age Very good Good Average Poor

<19 <17% 17–22% 22.1–27% >27.1%

20–29 <18% 18–23% 23.1–28% >28.1%

30–39 <19% 19–24% 24.1–29% >29.1%

40–49 <20% 20–25% 25.1–30% >30.1%

>50 <21% 21–26% 26.1–31% >31.1%

Age Very good Good Average Poor

<19 <12% 12–17% 17.1–22% >22.1%

20–29 <13% 13–18% 18.1–23% >23.1%

30–39 <14% 14–19% 19.1–24% >24.1%

40–49 <15% 15–20% 20.1–25% >25.1%

>50 <16% 16–21% 21.1–26% >26.1%

Body water

According to the World Health Organization (WHO 2001), the percentage of body water should normally

lie within the following ranges:

Women: 50 – 55 %

Men: 60 – 65 %

Children: 65 –75 %

Body fat contains relatively little water. Therefore people with a high body fat percentage have body water

percentages below the recommended values. With endurance athletes, however, the recommended values

could be exceeded due to low fat percentages and high muscle percentage.

This scale is unsuitable for measuring body water in order to draw medical conclusions concerning age-

related water retention, for example. If necessary ask your physician. Basically, a high body water percent-

age should be the aim.

Muscle percentage

As the percentage of muscle differs from individual to individual, there are no generally valid guidelines.

9. Results in relation to time

Note:

Remember that only long-term trends are important. Short-term fluctuations in weight over a few days are

usually the result of fluid change, due to fluid intake or loss.

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