BODY COMPOSITION METER ENABLING THE RECOGNITION OF BODY PARTS USED IN COMPUTING COMPONENTS OF THE COMPOSITION

A body composition measuring instrument for measuring a body composition of a whole body of a subject includes a detecting section (11) for detecting a plurality of potential differences at each of a plurality of body sites including a whole body, both hands, and both feet by using hand electrodes a...

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Zusammenfassung:A body composition measuring instrument for measuring a body composition of a whole body of a subject includes a detecting section (11) for detecting a plurality of potential differences at each of a plurality of body sites including a whole body, both hands, and both feet by using hand electrodes and foot electrodes; first and second body composition calculating units (103, 105) for calculating the body composition of the whole body based on at least one of the potential differences detected by the detecting section (11) and body information of the subject; and an informing unit (108) for informing the information related to the body site to be detected of the potential difference used in the calculation of the body composition of the whole body.