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5. Evaluation of results
This scale interprets body fat and body water with the following symbols:
Body fat
Body water
very good
very good
good and average
good
poor
poor
Body fat percentage
The following body fat percentages are for guidance (contact your physician for further information).
Man
Woman
A lower value is often found in athletes. Depending on the type of sports, training intensity and
physical constitution, 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 va-
lues.
Body water:
The body water percentage is normally within the following ranges:
Man
Woman
Body fat contains relatively little water. Therefore persons with a high body fat percentage have
body water percentages below the recommended values. With endurance athletes, however, the re-
commended values could be exceeded due to low fat percentages and high muscle percentage.
Body water measurement with this scale is not suitable for drawing medical conclusions, for exam-
ple concerning age-related water retention. If necessary ask your physician.
Basically, a high body water percentage should be the aim.
Age
very good
good
average
poor
10-14
<11%
11-16%
16,1-21%
>21,1%
15-19
<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%
50-59
<16%
16-21%
21,1-26%
>26,1%
60-69
<17%
17-22%
22,1-27%
>27,1%
70-100
<18%
18-23%
23,1-28%
>28,1%
Age
very good
good
average
poor
10-14
<16%
16-21%
21,1-26%
>26,1%
15-19
<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%
50-59
<21%
21-26%
26,1-31%
>31,1%
60-69
<22%
22-27%
27,1-32%
>32,1%
70-100
<23%
23-28%
28,1-33%
>33,1%
Age
poor
good
very good
10-100
<50
50-65%
>65
Age
poor
good
very good
10-100
<45
45-60%
>60
