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INTERPRETATION OF THE OBTAINED DATA
To check your nutritional status, percentage of body fat, percentage of water in
the body, percentage of muscle mass and percentage of bone mass
(approximate typical values) compare the measurements obtained, with the
following tables:
Woman
Age
(years)
Percentage of
body fat
Percentage of
water
Nutritional
status
General health status
≤ 30
4
– 20,5 %
66
– 54,7 %
Extreme thinness
20,6
– 25 %
54,6
– 51,6 %
Thinness
25,1
– 30,5 %
51,5
– 47,8 %
Normal
30,6
– 50 %
47,7
– 34,4 %
Overweight
> 30
4
– 25 %
66
– 51,6 %
Extreme thinness
25,1
– 30 %
51,5
– 48,1 %
Thinness
30,1
– 35 %
48
– 44,7 %
Normal
35,1
– 50 %
44,6
– 34,4 %
Overweight
Men
Age
(years)
Percentage of
body fat
Percentage of
water
Nutritional
status
General health status
≤ 30
4
– 15,5 %
66
– 58,1 %
Extreme thinness
15,6
– 20 %
58
– 55 %
Thinness
20,1
– 24,5 %
54,9
– 51,9 %
Normal
24,6
– 50 %
51,8
– 34,4 %
Overweight
> 30
4
– 19,5 %
66
– 55,4 %
Extreme thinness
19,6
– 24 %
55,3
– 52,3 %
Thinness
24,1
– 28,5 %
52,2
– 49,2 %
Normal
28,6
– 50 %
49,1
– 34,4 %
Overweight