Version 2.80

Part Description

LP35953-6   Body fat percentage
A patient's body fat percentage is the total mass of fat divided by total body mass. A number of methods are available for determining body fat percentage, such as measurement with calipers, hydrostatic weighing, whole-body air displacement plethysmography, or bioelectrical impedance analysis. The percentage of body fat in an individual varies according to sex and age.[PMID 12037649] Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , Body fat percentage

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Body fat percentage
Property
MFr
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Qn
Method
Measured

Additional Names

Long Common Name
Percentage of body fat Measured
Short Name
Bdy fat % Measured

Basic Attributes

Class
BDYWGT.ATOM
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.16
Last Updated
Version 2.73 (MIN)
Common Test Rank Get Info
5013

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
43143-7 Weighing device panel

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
el-GR Greek (Greece) Ποσοστό σωματικού λίπους:MFr:Pt:^Ασθενής:Qn:Μετρούμενο
Synonyms: MFr Λίπος Ποσοστό σωματικού λίπους
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Porcentaje de grasa corporal:Sr.:Punto temporal:^ Paciente:Cuantitativo:Measured
fr-FR French (France) Pourcentage de graisse corporelle:Fraction massique:Ponctuel:Patient:Numérique:Résultat mesuré
it-IT Italian (Italy) Grasso corporeo, percentuale:MFr:Pt:^Paziente:Qn:Misurato
Synonyms: Frazione di massa paziente Percentuale di grasso corporeo Peso del corpo - atomico Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) lichaamsvetpercentage:massafractie:moment:^patiënt:kwantitatief:meting
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Percentual de gordura corporal:MFr:Pt:^Paciente:Qn:Mensurado
Synonyms: ; Bdy fat %; Mass fraction; Percent; Point in time; Random; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; bod; Bodies; BODY WEIGHT.ATOM; BODY WEIGHT.ATOM
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Тело жир процент:МассДол:ТчкВрм:^Пациент:Колич:Измеренный
Synonyms: Количественный Массовая доля Процент жира в теле Точка во времени;Момент
zh-CN Chinese (China) 体脂百分数:质量分数:时间点:^患者:定量型:测量法
Synonyms: MFr 一般体重;一般身体重量;身体重量.原子型 体脂百分比;体脂百分率 医疗服务对象;客户;病人;病患;病号;超系统 - 病人 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 测定法;量度法;量测法 物体

Example Units

Unit Source
% Example UCUM Units

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
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