Limitations; Evaluation Of Results; Body Fat - Beurer BF 408 Mode D'emploi

Important when measuring body fat/body water/muscle percentage:
– The measurement may only be carried out while barefoot. Dry soles or callused skin can result in unsatisfac-
tory results, as they have insufficient conductivity.
– Your feet, legs, calves and thighs must not touch each other, as otherwise the measurement cannot be per-
formed correctly.

7. Limitations

When measuring body fat and other values, deviating and implausible results may occur in:
– growing children under 10,
– no result for water, muscle, under 18 years,
– no athlete mode under 18 years,
– competitive athletes and body builders,
– post menopausal women,
– people with fever, undergoing dialysis treatment or with symptoms of edema or osteoporosis,
– people taking cardiovascular medication (affecting the heart and vascular system),
– people taking vascular dilating or vascular constricting medication,
– people with considerable anatomic deviations of the legs in relation to total height (length of the legs consid-
erably shortened or lengthened),
– people with prosthetic or one leg,
– people who suffer from swelling,
– elderly people,
– people who drink coffee or alcohol.

8. Evaluation of results

WARNING:
• This product does not and is not intended to provide a medical diagnosis. For medical advice please
contact a licensed physician. If you have an emergency please call 911 immediately.
• Consult your physician or healthcare provider before beginning a weight reduction or exercise program.
• The measurements provided are not substitutes for physician assessments. For medical advice
please contact a licensed physician.
• Please be aware that values obtained from this body analysis scale represent only an approxima-
tion of actual analytical medical data. Only a specialist physician can accurately determine body fat,
body water and muscle percentage using special medical procedures (e.g. computed tomography).
• Make sure that you enter the desired unit of mass regarding the weight results.
• Always consult your physician to determine what will be suitable for you.

Body fat

The following body fat percentages are guide values (contact your physician for further information).
A lower value is often found in athletes. Depending on the type of sports, training intensity and physical con-
stitution, values may result which are below the recommended values stated. It should, however, be noted that
there could be a danger to health in the case of extremely low values.
Men
Age very good good
10 -14 <11 % 11-16 %
15 -19 <12 % 12 -17 %
20 - 29 <13 % 13 -18 %
30 - 39 <14 % 14 -19 %
40 - 49 <15 % 15 - 20 %
50 - 59 <16 % 16 - 21 %
60 - 69 <17 % 17- 22 %
70 -100 <18 % 18 - 23 %
average poor
16.1- 21 % >21.1 %
17.1- 22 % >22.1 %
18.1- 23 % >23.1 %
19.1- 24 % >24.1 %
20.1- 25 % >25.1 %
21.1- 26 % >26.1 %
22.1- 27 % >27.1 %
23.1- 28 % >28.1 %
Women
Age very good good
10-14 <16 % 16 - 21 %
15-19 <17 % 17- 22 %
20-29 <18 % 18 - 23 %
30-39 <19 % 19 - 24 %
40-49 <20 % 20 - 25 %
50-59 <21 % 21- 26 %
60-69 <22 % 22 - 27 %
70-100 <23 % 23 - 28 %
9
average poor
21.1- 26 % >26.1 %
22.1- 27 % >27.1 %
23.1- 28 % >28.1 %
24.1- 29 % >29.1 %
25.1- 30 % >30.1 %
26.1- 31 % >31.1 %
27.1- 32 % >32.1 %
28.1- 33 % >33.1 %