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LOINC 2.82

Body fat [Mass] Calculated

Body fat Calc

Definition

  • Body fat mass is calculated by multiplying a patient's body weight times their body fat percentage (see [LOINC: 41982-0] and [LOINC: 77233-5]). Body fat percentage can be measured by several techniques, including underwater weighing, Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), and skinfold estimation (pinch test). Note that this code does not represent body mass index (BMI), which is typically calculated by dividing a person's body mass divided by the square of their height. LOINC has several codes for BMI.

Component

  • Body fat mass

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • BDYWGT.ATOM

Property

  • Mass

Scale

  • Qn

Method

  • Calculated

Related names

  • bod; Bodies; BODY WEIGHT.ATOM; Calc; Calculation; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

Index terms

  • bod
  • Bodies
  • Body fat mass
  • BODY WEIGHT.ATOM
  • Calc
  • Calculation
  • Point in time
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Random