Beurer BF 1000 Super Precision Instrucciones De Uso página 32

Body water content
The body water content in % is normally within the following ranges:
Male
Age Poor
10–100 <50 %
Body fat contains relatively little water, therefore body water content may be below the standard val-
ues in persons with a high body fat percentage. On the other hand, endurance athletes may exceed
the standard values due to having low levels of fat and a high muscle percentage.
The body water calculation performed using this scale is not suitable for drawing medical conclu-
sions, for example in the case of age-related water retention. Consult your doctor where necessary. A
high body water content is generally desirable.
Muscle percentage
The muscle percentage measurement measures the skeletal muscle mass. No organ muscles are
taken into account. The muscle percentage is normally within the following ranges:
Male
Age Low Normal
10-14 <44% 44 – 57 %
15-19 <43% 43 – 56 %
20–29 <42% 42 – 54 %
30–39 <41% 41– 52 %
40–49 <40% 40 – 50 %
50–59 <39% 39 – 48 %
60–69 <38% 38 – 47 %
70–100 <37% 37 – 46 %
Bone mass
Like the rest of our body, our bones are subject to natural growth, shrinking and ageing processes.
Bone mass increases rapidly during childhood and reaches its peak between the ages of 30 and 40.
As we age, our bone mass then begins to reduce. You can combat this reduction to an extent with the
help of a healthy diet (particularly calcium and vitamin D) and regular physical exercise. The stability
of the skeleton can be further increased by means of targeted muscle build-up. Note that this scale
identifies the mineral content of the bone. It is very difficult to influence the bone mass, although it
does fluctuate within the scope of influencing factors (weight, height, age, gender). There are no rec-
ognised guidelines or recommendations.
Important
Please do not confuse bone mass with bone density. The bone density can only be determined by
means of a medical examination (e.g. computer tomography, ultrasound). It is therefore not possible
to draw conclusions on changes to bones and bone hardness (e.g. osteoporosis) using this scale.
Good Very good
50 – 65 % >65 %
High
>57 %
>56 %
>54 %
>52 %
>50 %
>48 %
>47 %
>46 %
Age Poor
10–100 <45 %
Age Low
10-14 <36%
15-19 <35%
20–29 <34%
30–39 <33%
40–49 <31%
50–59 <29%
60–69 <28%
70–100 <27%
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Female
Good Very good
45 – 60 % >60 %
Female
Normal High
36 – 43 % >43 %
35 – 41 % >41 %
34 – 39 % >39 %
33 – 38 % >38 %
31– 36 % >36 %
29 – 34 % >34 %
28 – 33 % >33 %
27 – 32 % >32 %