Activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument
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1. An activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument comprising:
- body activity information measuring means,body specifying information acquiring means,body composition information acquiring means, andactivity-induced energy expenditure computing means,whereinthe body activity information measuring means measures body activity information,the body specifying information acquiring means acquires body specifying information,the body composition information acquiring means acquires body composition information, andthe activity-induced energy expenditure computing means stores correlation data representing correlations between the body activity information, body specifying information, body composition information, and an activity-induced energy expenditure, and calculates an activity-induced energy expenditure corresponding to the body activity information measured by the body activity information measuring means, the body specifying information acquired by the body specifying information acquiring means and the body composition information acquired by the body composition information acquiring means, by use of the stored correlation data;
wherein the body activity information is acceleration, the body specifying information is a body weight, age and sex, and the body composition information is at least one selected from the group consisting of a fat free mass, a muscle amount, a fat mass, total body water and a body cell mass; and
wherein the correlation data is represented by a formula;
AEE=a1+b1×
X×
W+c1×
FFM+d1×
A+f1×
S wherein X represents acceleration, W represents a body weight, A represents age, S represents sex, FFM represents a fat free mass, a1, b1, c1, d1 and f1 represent constants, and AEE represents an activity-induced energy expenditure.
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An activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument is provided which is capable of estimating an activity-induced energy expenditure with ease and high accuracy. The activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument comprises: body activity information measuring means, body specifying information acquiring means, body composition information acquiring means, and activity-induced energy expenditure computing means, wherein the body activity information measuring means measures body activity information, the body specifying information acquiring means acquires body specifying information, the body composition information acquiring means acquires body composition information, and the activity-induced energy expenditure computing means calculates an activity-induced energy expenditure corresponding to these body activity information, body specifying information and body composition information, by use of correlation data representing correlations between the body activity information, body specifying information and body composition information and an activity-induced energy expenditure.
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1. An activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument comprising:
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body activity information measuring means, body specifying information acquiring means, body composition information acquiring means, and activity-induced energy expenditure computing means, wherein the body activity information measuring means measures body activity information, the body specifying information acquiring means acquires body specifying information, the body composition information acquiring means acquires body composition information, and the activity-induced energy expenditure computing means stores correlation data representing correlations between the body activity information, body specifying information, body composition information, and an activity-induced energy expenditure, and calculates an activity-induced energy expenditure corresponding to the body activity information measured by the body activity information measuring means, the body specifying information acquired by the body specifying information acquiring means and the body composition information acquired by the body composition information acquiring means, by use of the stored correlation data; wherein the body activity information is acceleration, the body specifying information is a body weight, age and sex, and the body composition information is at least one selected from the group consisting of a fat free mass, a muscle amount, a fat mass, total body water and a body cell mass; and wherein the correlation data is represented by a formula;
AEE=a1+b1×
X×
W+c1×
FFM+d1×
A+f1×
S wherein X represents acceleration, W represents a body weight, A represents age, S represents sex, FFM represents a fat free mass, a1, b1, c1, d1 and f1 represent constants, and AEE represents an activity-induced energy expenditure. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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2. An activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument comprising:
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body activity information measuring means, body specifying information acquiring means, body composition information acquiring means, and activity-induced energy expenditure computing means, wherein the body activity information measuring means, measures body activity information, the body specifying information acquiring means acquires body specifying information, the body composition information acquiring means acquires body composition information, and the activity-induced energy expenditure computing means stores correlation data representing correlations between the body activity information, body specifying information, body composition information, and an activity-induced energy expenditure, and calculates an activity-induced energy expenditure corresponding to the body activity information measured by the body activity information measuring means, the body specifying information acquired by the body specifying information acquiring means and the body composition information acquired by the body composition information acquiring means, by use of the stored correlation data; wherein the body activity information is acceleration, the body specifying information is a body weight, age and sex, and the body composition information is at least one selected from the group consisting of a fat free mass, a muscle amount, a fat mass, total body water and a body cell mass; and wherein the correlation data is represented by a formula;
AEE=a2+b2×
X×
W+c2×
FFM+d2×
FM+e2×
A+f2×
S wherein X represents acceleration, W represents a body weight, A represents age, S represents sex, FFM represents a fat free mass, FM represents a fat mass, a2, b2, c2, d2, e2 and f2 represent constants, and AEE represents an activity-induced energy expenditure.
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3. An activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument comprising:
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body activity information measuring means, body specifying information acquiring means, body composition information acquiring means, and activity-induced energy expenditure computing means, wherein the body activity information measuring means measures body activity information, the body specifying information acquiring means acquires body specifying information, the body composition information acquiring means acquires body composition information, and the activity-induced energy expenditure computing means stores correlation data representing correlations between the body activity information, body specifying information, body composition information, and an activity-induced energy expenditure, and calculates an activity-induced energy expenditure corresponding to the body activity information measured by the body activity information measuring means, the body specifying information acquired by the body specifying information acquiring means and the body composition information acquired by the body composition information acquiring means, by use of the stored correlation data; wherein the body activity information is acceleration, the body specifying information includes a body weight, age, sex and a body height, and the body composition information includes at least one of a fat free mass, a muscle amount, a fat mass, total body water and a body cell mass; and wherein the correlation data is represented by a formula;
AEE=a3+b3×
X×
W+c3×
FFM/H2+d3×
A+f3×
S wherein X represents acceleration, W represents a body weight, A represents age, S represents sex, H represents a body height, FFM represents a fat free mass, a3, b3, c3, d3 and f3 represent constants, and AEE represents an activity-induced energy expenditure.
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4. An activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument comprising:
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body activity information measuring means, body specifying information acquiring means, body composition information acquiring means, and activity-induced energy expenditure computing means, wherein the body activity information measuring means measures body activity information, the body specifying information acquiring means acquires body specifying information, the body composition information acquiring means acquires body composition information, and the activity-induced energy expenditure computing means stores correlation data representing correlations between the body activity information, body specifying information, body composition information, and an activity-induced energy expenditure, and calculates an activity-induced energy expenditure corresponding to the body activity information measured by the body activity information measuring means, the body specifying information acquired by the body specifying information acquiring means and the body composition information acquired by the body composition information acquiring means, by use of the stored correlation data; wherein the body activity information is acceleration, the body specifying information includes a body weight, age, sex and a body height, and the body composition information includes at least one of a fat free mass, a muscle amount, a fat mass, total body water and a body cell mass; and wherein the correlation data is represented by a formula;
AEE=a4+b4×
X×
W+c4×
FFM/H2+d4×
FM+e4×
A+f4×
S wherein X represents acceleration, W represents a body weight, A represents age, S represents sex, H represents a body height, FFM represents a fat free mass, FM represents a fat mass, a4, b4, c4, d4, e4 and f4 represent constants, and AEE represents an activity-induced energy expenditure.
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5. An activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument comprising:
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body activity information measuring means, body specifying information acquiring means, body composition information acquiring means, and activity-induced energy expenditure computing means, wherein the body activity information measuring means measures body activity information, the body specifying information acquiring means acquires body specifying information, the body composition information acquiring means acquires body composition information, and the activity-induced energy expenditure computing means stores correlation data representing correlations between the body activity information, body specifying information, body composition information, and an activity-induced energy expenditure, and calculates an activity-induced energy expenditure corresponding to the body activity information measured by the body activity information measuring means, the body specifying information acquired by the body specifying information acquiring means and the body composition information acquired by the body composition information acquiring means, by use of the stored correlation data; wherein the body composition information acquiring means acquires the body composition information from each body part, and the activity-induced energy expenditure computing means stores correlation data representing correlations between the body activity information, body specifying information and body composition information of each body part and an activity-induced energy expenditure, and calculates an activity-induced energy expenditure corresponding to the body activity information measured by the body activity information measuring means, the body specifying information acquired by the body specifying information acquiring means and the body composition information of each body part which has been acquired by the body composition information acquiring means; wherein the body activity information is acceleration, the body specifying information is a body weight, age and sex, and the body composition information of each body part is at least one selected from the group consisting of a fat free mass of each body part, a muscle amount of each body part, a fat mass of each body part, total body water of each body part and a body cell mass of each body part; and wherein the correlation data is represented by a formula;
AEE=(α
11+β
11×
X×
W+γ
11×
FFM1+ε
11×
A+ζ
11×
S)+(α
12+β
12×
X×
W+γ
12×
FFM2+ε
12×
A+ζ
12×
S)+ . . . +(α
1n+β
1n×
X×
W+γ
1n×
FFMn+ε
1n×
A+ζ
1n×
S) wherein X represents acceleration, W represents a body weight, A represents age, S represents sex, FFM1, FFM2, . . . FFMn (n represents the number of body parts) represent fat free masses of body parts, α
1l, α
12, . . . α
1n, β
11, β
12, . . . β
1n, γ
11, γ
12, . . . γ
1n, ε
11, ε
12, . . . ε
1n, ζ
11, ζ
12, . . . ζ
1n (n represents the number of body parts) represent constants, and AEE represents an activity-induced energy expenditure.
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6. An activity-induced energy expenditure estimating instrument comprising:
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body activity information measuring means, body specifying information acquiring means, body composition information acquiring means, and activity-induced energy expenditure computing means, wherein the body activity information measuring means measures body activity information, the body specifying information acquiring means acquires body specifying information, the body composition information acquiring means acquires body composition information, and the activity-induced energy expenditure computing means stores correlation data representing correlations between the body activity information, body specifying information, body composition information, and an activity-induced energy expenditure, and calculates an activity-induced energy expenditure corresponding to the body activity information measured by the body activity information measuring means, the body specifying information acquired by the body specifying information acquiring means and the body composition information acquired by the body composition information acquiring means, by use of the stored correlation data; wherein the body composition information acquiring means acquires the body composition information from each body part, and the activity-induced energy expenditure computing means stores correlation data representing correlations between the body activity information, body specifying information and body composition information of each body part and an activity-induced energy expenditure, and calculates an activity-induced energy expenditure corresponding to the body activity information measured by the body activity information measuring means, the body specifying information acquired by the body specifying information acquiring means and the body composition information of each body part which has been acquired by the body composition information acquiring means; wherein the body activity information is acceleration, the body specifying information is a body weight, age and sex, and the body composition information of each body part is at least one selected from the group consisting of a fat free mass of each body part, a muscle amount of each body part, a fat mass of each body part, total body water of each body part and a body cell mass of each body part; and wherein the correlation data is represented by a formula;
AEE=(α
21+β
21×
X×
W+γ
21×
FFM1+δ
21×
FM1+ε
21×
A+ζ
21×
S)+(α
22+β
22×
X×
W+γ
22×
FFM2+δ
22×
FM2+ε
22×
A+ζ
22×
S)+ . . . +(α
2n+β
2n×
X×
W+γ
2n×
FFMn+δ
2n×
FMn+ε
2n×
A+ζ
2n×
S) wherein X represents acceleration, W represents a body weight, A represents age, S represents sex, FFM1, FFM2, . . . FFMn (n represents the number of body parts) represent fat free masses of body parts, FM1, FM2, . . . FMn (n represents the number of body parts) represent fat masses of body parts, α
21, α
22, . . . α
2n, β
21, β
22, . . . β
2n, γ
21, γ
22, . . . γ
2n, δ
21, δ
22, . . . δ
2n, ε
21, ε
22, . . . ε
2n, ζ
21, ζ
22, . . . ζ
2n (n represents the number of body parts) represent constants, and AEE represents an activity-induced energy expenditure.
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Current AssigneeTanita Corporation (Tanita)
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Original AssigneeTanita Corporation (Tanita)
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InventorsNishibayashi, Kenji, Shiokawa, Takashi
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Primary Examiner(s)Hindenburg; Max F.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Lloyd; Emily M
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Application NumberUS11/723,582Publication NumberTime in Patent Office391 DaysField of Search600/595US Class Current600/595CPC Class CodesA61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. acce...A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition ...A61B 5/1118 Determining activity levelA61B 5/4866 Evaluating metabolism A61B5...A61B 5/4869 Determining body compositionA61B 5/4872 Body fatG16H 20/30 relating to physical therap...G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition contr...
