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Description

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

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Body fat percentage
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2005-07-27
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Bdy fat %

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 体脂百分数
Synonyms: 体脂百分比;体脂百分率
it-IT Italian (Italy) Grasso corporeo, percentuale
Synonyms: Percentuale di grasso corporeo
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Тело жир процент
Synonyms: Процент жира в теле
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) lichaamsvetpercentage