Body composition measurement apparatus
First Claim
1. A body composition measurement apparatus, comprising:
- a current supplying unit;
a voltage measurement unit;
a bioelectrical impedance measurement unit; and
a judgment unit, wherein said current supplying unit supplies an electric current to a person under test, said voltage measurement unit measures an electric voltage, said bioelectrical impedance measurement unit measures a parameter for bioelectrical impedance of a measured part of the person, based on the current supplied and the voltage measured, and said judgment unit judges an index for cell age of the person, based on the measured parameter for bioelectrical impedance.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a body composition measurement apparatus, comprising: a current supplying unit; a voltage measurement unit; a bioelectrical impedance measurement unit; and a judgment unit. According to the present invention said current supplying unit supplies an electric current to a person under test, said voltage measurement unit measures an electric voltage, and said bioelectrical impedance measurement unit measures a parameter for bioelectrical impedance of a measured part of the person, based on the current supplied and the voltage measured. Furthermore, said judgment unit judges an index for cell age of the person, based on the measured parameter for bioelectrical impedance.
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10 Claims
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1. A body composition measurement apparatus, comprising:
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a current supplying unit;
a voltage measurement unit;
a bioelectrical impedance measurement unit; and
a judgment unit, wherein said current supplying unit supplies an electric current to a person under test, said voltage measurement unit measures an electric voltage, said bioelectrical impedance measurement unit measures a parameter for bioelectrical impedance of a measured part of the person, based on the current supplied and the voltage measured, and said judgment unit judges an index for cell age of the person, based on the measured parameter for bioelectrical impedance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A body composition measurement apparatus, comprising:
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a current supplying unit;
a voltage measurement unit;
a bioelectrical impedance measurement unit; and
a judgment unit, wherein said current supplying unit supplies an electric current to a person under test, said voltage measurement unit measures an electric voltage, said bioelectrical impedance measurement unit measures a parameter for bioelectrical impedance of a measured part of the person, based on the current supplied and the voltage measured, and said judgment unit judges an index for body build age of the person, based on the measured parameter for bioelectrical impedance. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A body composition measurement apparatus, comprising:
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a current supplying unit;
a voltage measurement unit;
a bioelectrical impedance measurement unit; and
a judgment unit, wherein said current supplying unit supplies an electric current to a person under test, said voltage measurement unit measures an electric voltage, said bioelectrical impedance measurement unit measures a parameter for bioelectrical impedance of a measured part of the person, based on the current supplied and the voltage measured, and said judgment unit includes an index change judgment portion that judges any change in index for cell and body build of the person with the age, based on the measured parameter for bioelectrical impedance, a cell assessment portion that compares the judged change in index for cell with the age to the real age of the person for assessing the cell age of the person, and a body build assessment portion that compares the judged change in index for body build with the age to the real age of the person for assessing the body build age of the person, whereby the body composition of the person in view of the age is judged, based on the combination of said assessments for the cell age and the body build age of the person. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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