Body Fat Percentage - Beurer BF 183 Gebrauchsanweisung

Body fat percentage

The following body fat percentages serve as a guideline (for further information please consult your doctor).
Male
Age Low Normal
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%
Values will often be lower for fitness enthusiasts. Depending on the sporting activities performed, the training
intensity and the physical constitution, the results may still be below the stated standard values. Please note,
however, that there may be a risk to health in the case of extremely low values.
Visceral fat (organ fat/abdominal fat)
Visceral fat denotes fat that surrounds the internal organs within the abdominal cavity. Visceral fat is suspec-
ted of contributing to conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes.
Visceral fat is shown in the display as a value between 1 and 59.
Visceral fat percentage value
1 –9
10-14
15-59
Body water content
The body water content in % is normally within the following ranges:
Male
Age Poor
10–100 <50%
Body fat contains relatively little water, therefore body water content may be below the standard values in
persons with a high body fat percentage. On the other hand, endurance athletes may exceed the standard
values due to having low levels of fat and a high muscle percentage.
The body water calculation performed using this scale is not suitable for drawing medical conclusions, for
example in the case of age-related water retention. Consult your doctor where necessary. A high body water
content is generally desirable.
Muscle percentage
The muscle percentage is normally within the following ranges:
Male
Age Low
10–14 <44%
15–19 <43%
20–29 <42%
30–39 <41%
40–49 <40%
50–59 <39%
Moderate High
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%
Rating
Your visceral fat percentage is in the normal range.
Your visceral fat percentage is in the elevated range.
Your visceral fat percentage is too high.
Good Very good
50–65% >65%
Normal High
44–57% >57%
43–56% >56%
42–54% >54%
41–52% >52%
40–50% >50%
39–48% >48%
Female
Age Low Normal
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%
Female
Age Poor
10–100 <45%
Female
Age Low
10–14 <36%
15–19 <35%
20–29 <34%
30–39 <33%
40–49 <31%
50–59 <29%
20
Moderate High
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%
>33.1%
28.1–33%
Good Very good
45–60% >60%
Normal High
36–43% >43%
35–41% >41%
34–39% >39%
33–38% >38%
31–36% >36%
29–34% >34%