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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Kazuhiko Sakata, Saitama, JP;
Miyuki Kodama, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Sato, Tsurugashima, JP;
Steven B. Heymsfield, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Tanita Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring basal metabolism includes a device to input individual data, for example an age of a subject; a device to measure bioelectrical impedance of the subject; a device for calculation of fat-free mass on the basis of the individual data and the impedance;, and a device for calculation of basal metabolism of the subject on the basis of a reciprocal of the age and the fat-free mass. The basal metabolism can be calculated using the formula represented by BMR=A×FFM+B×(1/age)+C, in which BMR is basal metabolism (kcal/day), FFM is fat-free mass (kg), and A, B, and C are constants.