Version 2.78

Term Description

Body fat mass is calculated by multiplying a patient's body weight times their body fat percentage (see [LOINC: 41982-0] and [LOINC: 77233-5]). Body fat percentage can be measured by several techniques, including underwater weighing, Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and skinfold estimation (pinch test). Note that this code does not represent body mass index (BMI), which is typically calculated by dividing a person's body mass divided by the square of their height. LOINC has several codes for BMI.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Body fat mass
Property
Mass
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Qn
Method
Calculated

Additional Names

Short Name
Body fat Calc

Basic Attributes

Class
BDYWGT.ATOM
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.44
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Observation
Common Test Rank Get Info
4441

Formula (Readable)

Body fat mass=patient weight*body fat percentage

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Masa de grasa corporal:Masa:Punto temporal:^ Paciente:Cuantitativo:Calculated
fr-FR French (France) Masse grasse:Masse:Ponctuel:Patient:Numérique:Résultat calculé
it-IT Italian (Italy) Grasso corporeo, massa:Massa:Pt:^Paziente:Qn:Calcolato
Synonyms: Massa di grasso corporeo paziente Peso del corpo - atomico Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) lichaamsvetmassa:massa:moment:^patiënt:kwantitatief:berekend
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Тело жир масса:Масса:ТчкВрм:^Пациент:Колич:Вычисленный
Synonyms: Количественный Масса жира в теле Точка во времени;Момент
zh-CN Chinese (China) 身体脂肪质量:质量:时间点:^患者:定量型:计算法
Synonyms: 一般体重;一般身体重量;身体重量.原子型 全身体脂含量;全身脂肪含量;机体脂肪量;体脂量;体脂总量;体脂肪量;体脂肪质量;体脂含量;身体脂肪块重量;全身总脂量 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 物体 计算;计算型方法 重量

Example Units

Unit Source
kg Example UCUM Units

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

CodeSystem lookup
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