Beurer BF 600 Style Pure black Instructions For Use Manual page 22

Body fat percentage
The subsequent body fat percentages serve as a guideline (for further information ask your doctor).
Male
Age Low Normal
10–14 <11% 11–16%
15–19 <12% 12–17%
20–29 <13% 13–18%
30–39 <14% 14–19%
40–49 <15% 15–20%
50–59 <16% 16–21%
60–69 <17% 17–22%
70–100 <18% 18–23%
A lower value will often be determined in the case of athletes. Depending on the sporting activities per-
formed, the training intensity and the physical constitution, the results may still be below the stated stand-
ard values. Please note, however, that there may be a risk to health in the case of extremely low values.
Body water content
The body water content in % is normally within the following ranges:
Male
Age Poor
10-100 <50 %
Body fat contains relatively little water, therefore body water content may be below the standard values in
persons with a high body fat percentage. On the other hand, endurance athletes may exceed the standard
values due to having low levels of fat and a high muscle percentage.
The body water calculation performed using this scale is not suitable for drawing medical conclusions,
for example in the case of age-related water retention. Consult your doctor where necessary. A high body
water content is generally desirable.
Muscle percentage
The muscle percentage is normally within the following ranges:
Male
Age Low
10-14 <44 %
15-19 <43 %
20 – 29 <42%
30 – 39 <41%
40 – 49 <40%
50 – 59 <39%
60 – 69 <38%
70-100 <37 %
Bone mass
Like the rest of our body, our bones undergo natural processes of growth, breakdown and ageing. Bone
mass increases rapidly during childhood and reaches its peak between 30 and 40 years. As you age, your
bone mass starts to gradually decline. If you have a healthy diet (particularly calcium and vitamin D) and
regularly exercise, you can slow this process down. You can also strengthen the stability of your skeletal
structure using targeted muscle growth. Please note that this scale does measure minerals of bones. Bone
mass is very difficult to modify but does vary slightly as a result of influencing factors (weight, height, age,
sex). There are no recognised guidelines and recommendations available.
Moderate High
16.1–21% >21.1%
17.1–22% >22.1%
18.1–23% >23.1%
19.1–24% >24.1%
20.1–25% >25.1%
21.1–26% >26.1%
22.1–27% >27.1%
23.1–28% >28.1%
Good Very good
50 – 65% >65%
Normal High
44 – 57% >57%
43 – 56% >56%
42 – 54% >54 %
41 – 52% >52%
40 – 50% >50%
39 – 48% >48%
38 – 47% >47%
37 – 46% >46%
Female
Age Low
10–14 <16%
15–19 <17%
20–29 <18%
30–39 <19%
40–49 <20%
50–59 <21%
60–69 <22%
70–100 <23%
Female
Age Poor
10-100 <45 %
Female
Age Low
10-14 <36 %
15-19 <35 %
20 – 29 <34%
30 – 39 <33%
40 – 49 <31%
50 – 59 <29%
60 – 69 <28%
70-100 <27%
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Normal Moderate High
16–21% 21.1–26% >26.1%
17–22% 22.1–27% >27.1%
18–23% 23.1–28% >28.1%
19–24% 24.1–29% >29.1%
20–25% 25.1–30% >30.1%
21–26% 26.1–31% >31.1%
22–27% 27.1–32% >32.1%
23–28% 28.1–33% >33.1%
Good Very good
45 – 60% >60%
Normal High
36 – 43% >43%
35 – 41% >41%
34 – 39% >39%
33 – 38% >38%
31– 36% >36%
29 – 34% >34%
28 – 33% >33%
27 – 32% >32%