Man
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Age
very good
good
10 14
<11 %
1116 %
15 -19
<12 %
12 17 %
20 2 9
<13 %
13 18 %
30 3 9
<14 %
14 19 %
40 4 9
<15 %
15 2 0 %
50 5 9
<16 %
16 2 1 %
60 6 9
<17 %
17 2 2 %
70 100 <18 %
18 2 3 %
A lower value is often found in athletes. Depending on the type of sports, training intensity and phy-
sical constitution, 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 va-
lues.
Body water
The body water percentage is normally within the following ranges:
Man
Age
poor
10 100
<50
Body fat contains relatively little water. Therefore persons with a high body fat percentage have
body water percentages below the recommended values. With endurance athletes, however, the re-
commended values could be exceeded due to low fat percentages and high muscle percentage.
Body water measurement with this scale is not suitable for drawing medical conclusions, for examp-
le concerning age-related water retention. If necessary ask your physician.
Basically, a high body water percentage should be the aim.
Muscle percentage
The muscle percentage is normally within the following ranges:
Man
Age
low
10 14
<44
15 -19
<43
20 2 9
<42
30 3 9
<41
40 4 9
<40
50 5 9
<39
60 6 9
<38
70 100
<37
Bone mass
Like the rest of our body, our bones are subject to the natural development, degeneration and ag-
eing processes. Bone mass increases rapidly in childhood and reaches its maximum between 30
and 40 years of age. Bone mass reduces slightly with increasing age. You can reduce this degene-
ration somewhat with healthy nutrition (particularly calcium and vitamin D) and regular exercise. With
appropriate muscle building, you can also strengthen your bone structure.
Note that this scale will not show you the calcium content of your bones, but will measure the
weight of all bone constituents (organic substances, inorganic substances and water).
average
good
poor
average
poor
16,1 2 1 % >21,1 %
17,1 2 2 % >22,1 %
18,1 2 3 % >23,1 %
19,1 2 4 % >24,1 %
20,1 2 5 % >25,1 %
21,1 2 6 % >26,1 %
22,1 2 7 % >27,1 %
23,1 2 8 % >28,1 %
good
very good
50 6 5 %
>65
normal
high
44 5 7 %
>57 %
43 5 6 %
>56 %
42 5 4 %
>54 %
41 5 2 %
>52 %
40 5 0 %
>50 %
39 4 8 %
>48 %
38 4 7 %
>47 %
37 4 6 %
>46 %
Woman
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Age
very good
1014
<16 %
15-19
<17 %
2029
<18 %
3039
<19 %
4049
<20 %
5059
<21 %
6069
<22 %
70100 <23 %
Woman
Age
poor
10100
<45
Woman
Age
low
1014
<36
15-19
<35
2029
<34
3039
<33
4049
<31
5059
<29
6069
<28
70100
<27
13
average
good
good
average
poor
16 2 1 %
21,1 2 6 % >26,1 %
17 2 2 %
22,1 2 7 % >27,1 %
18 2 3 %
23,1 2 8 % >28,1 %
19 2 4 %
24,1 2 9 % >29,1 %
20 2 5 %
25,1 3 0 % >30,1 %
21 2 6 %
26,1 3 1 % >31,1 %
22 2 7 %
27,1 3 2 % >32,1 %
23 2 8 %
28,1 3 3 % >33,1 %
good
very good
45 6 0 %
>60
normal
high
36 4 3 %
>43 %
35 4 1 %
>41 %
34 3 9 %
>39 %
33 3 8 %
>38 %
31 3 6 %
>36 %
29 3 4 %
>34 %
28 3 3 %
>33 %
27 3 2 %
>32 %
poor