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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Miyuki Kodama, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Sato, Tsurugashima, JP;
Steven B. Heymsfield, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Assignee:
Tanita Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
Abstract
Basal metabolism is determined by obtaining an age of a subject; determining fat-free mass of the subject; and calculating the basal metabolism of the subject using the determined fat-free mass and a reciprocal of the age. 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.