Health condition judging/displaying device

• US 6,643,542 B1
• Filed: 06/14/2001
• Issued: 11/04/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamato Scale Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Yamato Scale Company Limited
• Inventors: Kawanishi, Shozo
• Primary Examiner(s): Gimie, Mahmoud
• Application Number:
  US09/830,521
• Time in Patent Office: 873 Days
• Field of Search: 600/547, 600/372, 600/382, 128/897, 702/19
• US Class Current: 600/547
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4869 Determining body composition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat

Abstract

A health condition judgment display device comprises an input means with which individual body characteristic information of body of a human subject is input, a measuring means for measuring impedance of body as body measurement information, and weight measuring means for measuring body weight as the body measurement information. The health condition judgment display device is adapted to store body information including the input individual body characteristic information and body measurement information in a data processing portion. By data processing performed by the data processing portion, indices relating to health condition of the human subject are obtained based on the stored body information. The body information and the indices relating health condition are displayed on a display means.

Claims

1. A health condition judgment display device comprising:

an input means with which individual body characteristic information of a body of a human subject is input;

a measuring means for measuring body measurement information obtained by measurement made for the body of the human subject;

a data processing portion capable of storing body information including the individual body characteristic information of the body input with the input means and the body measurement information measured by the measuring means and obtaining an index relating to health condition of the body of the human subject by data processing based on the stored body information; and

a display means capable of displaying the body information including the individual body characteristic information and the body measurement information and the obtained index relating to health condition, wherein

at least two indices relating to health condition are obtained,

the measuring means includes a body impedance measuring means capable of measuring body impedance of the entire body and/or each portion of the body,

the body measurement information includes the body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the individual body characteristic information includes body height, body weight, age, and sex,

the body information includes information of body fat mass, body fat ratio, fat-free mass, body water mass, and muscle mass of each of the body and/or the entire body, which are obtained based on the body height, the body weight, the age, the sex, and the body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the body information includes waist size, hip size, subcutaneous fat thickness, abdomen visceral fat sectional area, abdomen subcutaneous fat sectional area, and thigh muscle sectional area,

the indices relating to health condition further include a body mass index (BMI), a ratio of the waist size to the hip size (W/H ratio), a ratio of the visceral fat to the subcutaneous fat (V/S ratio), a ratio of the body fat mass to the body water mass, a ratio of the body water mass to the body weight, and a ratio of the body fat ratio to leg muscle mass, and

the indices relating to health condition further include abdomen visceral fat sectional area, waist size, and odds ratio.

7. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein the indices relating to health condition include ratios relating to balance of the body impedance, the body water mass, and the muscle mass, between left half of the body and right half of the body.

8. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein the indices relating to health condition include ratios relating to balance of the body impedance, the body water mass, and the muscle mass, between upper half of the body and lower half of the body.

9. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein information of various types of diseases are stored, and

items of the indices relating to health condition as factors of each disease and their associated allowable values are stored for each of the diseases, further comprising:

a comparing means that compares each of the indices relating to health condition to the allowable value.

10. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein information of various types of diseases are stored, and

items of the indices relating to health condition as factors of each disease and their associated allowable values are stored for each of the diseases, further comprising:

a comparing means that compares each of the indices relating to health condition to the allowable value, wherein

each of the indices is classified into two or more stages based on comparison made by the comparing means.

11. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein information of various types of diseases are stored, and

items of the indices relating to health condition as factors of each disease and their associated allowable values are stored for each of the diseases, further comprising:

a comparing means that compares each of the indices relating to health condition to the allowable value, wherein

each of the indices is classified into two or more stages based on comparison made by the comparing means, and

a combination of two or more indices is obtained according to the stages of each of the indices relating to health, and total judgment of health condition of the human subject is made according to the combination of the indices.

12. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein information of various types of diseases are stored, and

items of the indices relating to health condition as factors of each disease and their associated allowable values are stored for each of the disease, further comprising:

a comparing means that compares each of the indices relating to health condition to the allowable value, wherein

each of the indices is classified into two or more stages based on comparison made by the comparing means,

a combination of two or more indices is obtained according to the stages of each of the indices relating to health, and total judgment of health condition of the human subject is made according to the combination of the indices, and

the comparing means compares the indices relating to health condition to the allowable values by weighting according to type of the indices and according to type of disease.

13. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein information of various types of diseases are stored, and

items of the indices relating to health condition as factors of each disease and their associated allowable values are stored for each of the diseases, further comprising:

a comparing means that compares each of the indices relating to health condition to the allowable value, wherein

the display means is adapted to select and display the items of the indices relating to health condition which are associated with each of the diseases and the obtained indices relating to health condition, corresponding to the respective items of the indices, for each of the diseases.

14. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein information of various types of diseases are stored, and

items of the indices relating to health condition as factors of each disease and their associated allowable values are stored for each of the diseases, further comprising:

a comparing means that compares each of the indices relating to health condition to the allowable value, wherein

it is judged whether each of the indices relating to health condition is good or bad, according to comparison between each of the indices and the allowable value, and

the display means is adapted to arrange and display results of good or bad, for the respective judged indices relating to health condition.

15. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein information of various types of diseases are stored, and

items of the indices relating to health condition as factors of each disease and their associated allowable values are stored for each of the diseases, further comprising:

a comparing means that compares each of the indices relating to health condition to the allowable value, wherein

it is judged whether each of the indices relating to health condition is good or bad, according to comparison between each of the indices and the allowable value,

the display means is adapted to arrange and display results of good or bad, for the respective judged indices to health condition, and

the results of good or bad are arranged according to degree of correlation with disease associated with the indices.

16. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein information of various types of diseases are stored, and

items of the indices relating to health condition as factors of each disease and their associated allowable values are stored for each of the diseases, further comprising:

a comparing means that compares each of the indices relating to health condition to the allowable value, wherein

it is judged whether each of the indices relating to health condition is good or bad, according to comparison between each of the indices and the allowable value,

the display means is adapted to arrange and display results of good or bad, for the respective judged indices relating to health condition, and

the results of good or bad are arranged according to degree of correlation with disease associated with the indices,

to each of results of good and bad of a first index having correlation with disease, results of good and bad of a second index having correlation lower than that of the first index are connected, the results of good and bad of the first and second indices being hierarchically represented, and

an appropriate side corresponding to a judgment result for the human subject is selected and displayed, among the results of good and bad of the first and second indices.

17. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein information of various types of diseases are stored, and

items of the indices relating to health condition as factors of each disease and their associated allowable values are stored for each of the diseases, further comprising:

a comparing means that compares each of the indices relating to health condition to the allowable value, wherein

it is judged whether each of the indices relating to health condition is good or bad, according to comparison between each of the indices and the allowable value,

the display means is adapted to arrange and display results of good or bad, for the respective judged indices relating to health condition, and

the results of good or bad are arranged according to degree of correlation with disease associated with the indices,

to each of results of good and bad of a first index having correlation with disease, results of good and bad of a second index having correlation lower than that of the first index are connected, the results of good and bad of the first and second indices being hierarchically represented,

an appropriate side corresponding to a judgment result for the human subject is selected and displayed, among the results of good and bad of the first and second indices, and

the indices for which judgment results are displayed include BMI, body fat ratio, and abdomen visceral fat sectional area.

18. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein, information of various types of diseases are stored, and

items of the indices relating to health condition as factors of each disease and their associated allowable values are stored for each of the diseases, further comprising:

a comparing means that compares each of the indices relating to health condition to the allowable value, wherein

it is judged whether each of the indices relating to health condition is good or bad, according to comparison between each of the indices and the allowable value,

the display means is adapted to arrange and display results of good or bad, for the respective judged indices relating to health condition, and

the results of good or bad are selected and displayed for each of the diseases.

19. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein, information of various types of diseases are stored, and

items of the indices relating to health condition as factors of each disease and their associated allowable values are stored for each of the diseases, further comprising:

a comparing means that compares each of the indices relating to health condition to the allowable value, wherein

the diseases include diabetes, dehydration, and metabolic defect.

20. The health condition judgment display device according to any of claims 1-6, the measuring means includes a body weight measuring means capable of measuring body weight of the human subject.

2. A health condition judgment display device comprising:

an input means with which individual body characteristic information of a body of a human subject is input;

a measuring means for measuring body measurement information obtained by measurement made for the body of the human subject;

a data processing portion capable of storing body information including the individual body characteristic information of the body input with the input means and the body measurement information measured by the measuring means and obtaining an index relating to health condition of the body of the human subject by data processing based on the stored body information; and

a display means capable of displaying the body information including the individual body characteristic information and the body measurement information and the obtained index relating to health condition, wherein

at least two indices relating to health condition are obtained,

the measuring means includes a body impedance measuring means capable of measuring body impedance of the entire body and/or each portion of the body,

the body measurement information includes body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the individual body characteristic information includes body height, body weight, age, and sex,

the body information includes information of body fat mass, body fat ratio, fat-free mass, body water mass, and muscle mass of each portion of the body and/or the entire body, which are obtained based on the body height, the body weight, the age, the sex, and the body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the body information includes waist size and hip size of the human subject, and

the indices relating to health condition include a body mass index (BMI), body fat ratio, abdomen visceral fat sectional area, and waist size.

3. A health condition judgment display device comprising:

an input means with which individual body characteristic information of a body of a human subject is input;

a measuring means for measuring body measurement information obtained by measurement made for the body of the human subject;

a data processing portion capable of storing body information including the individual body characteristic information of body input with the input means and body measurement information measured by the measuring means and obtaining an index relating to health condition of the body of the human subject by data processing based on the stored body information; and

a display means capable of displaying the body information including the individual body characteristic information and the body measurement information and the obtained index relating to health condition, wherein

at least two indices relating to health condition are obtained, and

the measuring means includes a body impedance measuring means capable of measuring body impedance of the entire body and/or each portion of the body,

the body measurement information includes body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the individual body characteristic information includes body height, body weight, age, and sex,

the body information includes body fat mass, body fat ratio, fat-free mass, body water mass, and muscle mass of each portion of the body and/or the entire body, which are obtained based on the body height, the body weight, the age, the sex, and the body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the body information includes waist size and hip size of the human subject,

subcutaneous fat thickness, abdomen visceral fat sectional area, abdomen subcutaneous fat sectional area, and thigh muscle sectional area, and

the indices relating to health condition include a body mass index (BMI), body fat ratio, abdomen visceral fat sectional area, and waist size.

4. A health condition judgment display device comprising:

an input means with which individual body characteristic information of a body of a human subject is input;

a measuring means for measuring body measurement information obtained by measurement made for body of the human subject;

a data processing portion capable of storing body information including the individual body characteristic information of the body input with the input means and the body measurement information measured by the measuring means and obtaining an index relating to health condition of the body of the human subject by data processing based on the stored body information; and

a display means capable of displaying the body information including the individual body characteristic information and the body measurement information and the obtained index relating to health condition, wherein

at least two indices relating to health condition are obtained,

the measuring means includes a body impedance measuring means capable of measuring body impedance of the entire body and/or each portion of the body,

the body measurement information includes body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the individual body characteristic information includes body height, body weight, age, and sex,

the body information includes information of body fat mass, body fat ratio, fat-free mass, body water mass, and muscle mass of each portion of the body and/or the entire body, which are obtained based on the body height, the body weight, the age, the sex, and the body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the indices relating to health condition include a ratio of the body fat mass to the muscle mass (F/M ratio) for the entire body and each portion of the body, and

the indices relating to health condition further include a body mass index (BMI), body fat ratio, abdomen visceral fat sectional area, and waist size.

5. A health condition judgment display device comprising:

an input means with which individual body characteristic information of a body of a human subject is input;

a measuring means for measuring body measurement information obtained by measurement made for the body of the human subject;

a data processing portion capable of storing body information including the individual body characteristic information of the body input with the input means and the body measurement information measured by the measuring means and obtaining an index relating to health condition of the body of the human subject by data processing based on the stored body information;

a display means capable of displaying the body information including the individual body characteristic information and the body measurement information and the obtained index relating to health condition, wherein

at least two indices relating to health condition are obtained, and

the measuring means includes a body impedance measuring means capable of measuring body impedance of the entire body and/or each portion of the body,

the body measurement information includes body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the individual body characteristic information includes body height, body weight, age, and sex,

the body information includes information of body fat mass, body fat ratio, fat-free mass, body water mass, and muscle mass of each portion of the body and/or the entire body, which are obtained based on the body height, the body weight, the age, the sex, and the body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the body information includes waist size, hip size, subcutaneous fat thickness, abdomen visceral fat sectional area, abdomen subcutaneous fat sectional area, and thigh muscle sectional area,

the indices relating to health condition includes a ratio of the body fat mass to the muscle mass (F/M ratio) for the entire body and each portion of the body, and

the indices relating to health condition further include a body mass index (BMI), a ratio of the waist size to the hip size (W/H ratio), a ratio of the visceral fat to the subcutaneous fat (V/S ratio), a ratio of the body fat mass to the body water mass, a ratio of the body water mass to the body weight, and a ratio of the body fat ratio to leg muscle mass.

6. A health condition judgment display device comprising:

an input means with which individual body characteristic information of a body of a human subject is input;

a measuring means for measuring body measurement information obtained by measurement made for the body of the human subject;

a data processing portion capable of storing body information including the individual body characteristic information of the body input with the input means and the body measurement information measured by the measuring means and obtaining an index relating to health condition of the body of the human subject by data processing based on the stored body information; and

a display means capable of displaying the body information including the individual body characteristic information and the body measurement information and the obtained index relating to the health condition, wherein

at least two indices relating to health condition are obtained, and

the measuring means includes a body impedance measuring means capable of measuring body impedance of the entire body and/or each portion of the body,

the body measurement information includes body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the individual body characteristic information includes body height, body weight, age, and sex,

the body information includes information of body fat mass, body fat ratio, fat-free mass, body water mass, and muscle mass, for each portion of the body and/or the entire body, which are obtained based on the body height, the body weight, the age, the sex, and the body impedance of each portion of the body and/or the entire body,

the body information includes waist size, hip size, subcutaneous fat thickness, abdomen visceral fat sectional area, abdomen subcutaneous fat sectional area, and thigh muscle sectional area, and

the indices relating to health condition include a ratio of the body fat mass to the muscle mass (F/M ratio) for the entire body and each portion of the body,

the indices relating to health condition further include a body mass index (BMI), a ratio of the waist size to the hip size (W/H ratio), a ratio of the visceral fat to the subcutaneous fat (V/S ratio), a ratio of the body fat mass to the body water mass, a ratio of the body water mass to the body weight, and a ratio of the body fat ratio to leg muscle mass, and

the indices relating to health condition further include abdomen visceral fat sectional area, waist size, and odds ratio.