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Tanita BC-418 Segmental Body Composition Analyzer Scale
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Product Description
The addition of hand grips to our standard platform-based electrode system allows the BC-418 to calculate regional body composition, empowering healthcare professionals to better determine health risk associated with visceral and abdominal fat. Tanita is proud to introduce a significant improvement to the calculation of Basal Metabolic Rate. Instead of simply relying on weight, age and gender, Tanita's proprietary formula takes into account Fat Free Mass, providing a higher level of accuracy compared to current BMR formulas.
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Average User Rating:
2.0
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Number of Ratings:
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User Reviews for
Tanita BC-418 Segmental Body Composition Analyzer Scale
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Not all that valid looking at independent studies
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Reviewed
August 28 2007 7:08:11 PM
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Ratings:
2
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Pros:
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Cons:
Not good with obese. Tanita refuses to answer Q & A Bioelectrical Impedance Underestimates Total and Truncal Fatness in Abdominally Obese Women
E-mail: Martin.neovius@ki.se
Objective: To compare estimates of total and truncal fatness from eight-electrode bioelectrical impedance analysis equipment (BIA8) with those from DXA in centrally obese women.
Results: The percentage of overweight subjects was 41.9%, whereas 55.9% of the subjects were obese, as defined by BMI, and all subjects had a WC exceeding the World Health Organization cut-off point for abdominal obesity. Compared with DXA, the BIA8 equipment significantly underestimated total %BF (â5.0; â3.6 to â8.5 [mean; 95% confidence interval]), fat mass (â3.6; â3.9 to â3.2), and tr%BF (â8.5; â9.1 to â7.9).
Discussion: BIA8 underestimated both total and truncal fatness, compared with DXA,
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