Evaluation Of Results - Beurer BG 21 Instrucciones Para El Uso

• Step onto the scale with bare feet and make sure that you are standing still on the electrodes.
• All values determined appear after weighing.
Important: There may be no contact between feet, legs, calves and thighs. Otherwise the measurement
will not be performed correctly.
The following data are automatically displayed consecutively:
Body fat
-
with
Interpretation
BMI
Muscle
percentage
The scale switches itself off automatically after approx. 15 seconds.

6. Evaluation of results

Body weight / Body mass index
The body mass index (BMI) is a number that is often called upon to evaluate body weight. The number is
calculated from body weight and height, the formula is – body mass index = body weight : height². The
measurement unit for BMI is [kg/m²].
Mann < 20 Jahre
Age Underweight Normal weight Overweight
10 12,7 – 14,8
11 13,0 – 15,2
12 13,3 – 15,7
13 13,7 – 16,3
14 14,2 – 16,9
15 14,6 – 17,5
16 15,0 – 18,1
17 15,3 – 18,7
18 15,6 – 19,1
19 15,8 – 19,5
Man / Woman ≥ 20 years
Age Underweight Normal weight Overweight
≥ 20 15,9 – 18,4
Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2007;85:660-7; Adapted from WHO 1995, WHO 2000 and WHO 2004.
Note that with very muscular physiques (body builders), the BMI interpretation will show overweight.
The reason for this is that no account is taken of well above average muscle mass in the BMI formula.
Weight
+
Body water
Bone mass
14,9 –18,4 18,5 – 26,1
15,3 –19,1 19,2 – 28,0
15,8 –19,8 19,9 – 30,0
16,4 – 20,7 20,8 – 31,7
17,0 – 21,7 21,8 – 33,1
17,6 – 22,6 22,7 – 34,1
18,2 – 23,4 23,5 – 34,8
18,8 – 24,2 24,3 – 35,2
19,2 – 24,8 24,9 – 35,4
19,6 – 25,3 25,4 – 35,5
18,5 – 24,9 25,0 – 40,0
BMR
AMR
Frau < 20 Jahre
Age Underweight Normal weight Overweight
10 12,7 – 14,7
11 13,0 – 15,2
12 13,3 – 15,9
13 13,7 – 16,5
14 14,2 – 17,1
15 14,6 – 17,7
16 15,0 – 18,1
17 15,3 – 18,3
18 15,6 – 18,5
19 15,8 – 18,6
12
14,8 –18,9 19,0 – 28,4
15,3 –19,8 19,9 – 30,2
16,0 – 20,7 20,8 – 31,9
16,6 – 21,7 21,8 – 33,4
17,2 – 22,6 22,7 – 34,7
17,8 – 23,4 23,5 – 35,5
18,2 – 24,0 24,1 – 36,1
18,4 – 24,4 24,5 – 36,3
18,6 – 24,7 24,8 – 36,3
18,7 – 24,9 25,0 – 36,2