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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.

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Body fat mass:Mass:Pt:^Patient:Qn:Calculated
Long Common Name
Body fat [Mass] Calculated
Short Name
Body fat Calc

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Body fat mass
    LP172615-9
    • Analyte
      Body fat mass
      LP172615-9
      • Component Numerator
        Body fat mass
        LP172615-9
        • Component Numerator Core
          Body fat mass
          LP172615-9
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    Mass
    LP6826-4
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    Qn
    LP7753-9
  • Method
    Calculated
    LP6165-7

Basic Attributes

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

Formula (Readable)

Body fat mass=patient weight*body fat percentage

Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
el-GRGreek (Greece)Μάζα σωματικού λίπους:Mass:Pt:^Ασθενής:Qn:Υπολογιζόμενο
Synonyms: - BDYWGT.ATOM Mass Pt Qn Ασθενής Λίπος Μάζα σωματικού λίπους Υπολογιζόμενο
es-MXSpanish (Mexico)Masa de grasa corporal:Masa:Punto temporal:^ Paciente:Cuantitativo:Calculated
fr-FRFrench (France)Masse grasse:Masse:Ponctuel:^patient:Numérique:Résultat calculé
it-ITItalian (Italy)Grasso corporeo, massa:Massa:Pt:^Paziente:Qn:Calcolato
Synonyms: Massa di grasso corporeo paziente Peso del corpo - atomico Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)lichaamsvetmassa:massa:moment:^patiënt:kwantitatief:berekend
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Тело жир масса:Масса:ТчкВрм:^Пациент:Колич:Вычисленный
Synonyms: Количественный Масса жира в теле Точка во времени;Момент
zh-CNChinese (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

UnitSource
kgExample UCUM Units

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CodeSystem lookup
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