Body Water; Muscle Percentage - Medel DIAGNOSTIC XXL Mode D'emploi

Body fat percentage
The following body fat percentages are for guidance (contact your physician for further information).
Man
Age very good good
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 is often found in athletes. Depending on the type of sports, training intensity and physical con-
stitution, values may result which are below the recommended values stated.
It should, however, be noted that there could be a danger to health in the case of extremely low values.

Body water

The body water percentage is normally within the following ranges:
Man
Age poor
10 -100 <50 %
Body fat contains relatively little water. Therefore persons with a high body fat percentage have body wa-
ter percentages below the recommended values. With endurance athletes, however, the recommended
values could be exceeded due to low fat percentages and high muscle percentage.
Body water measurement with this scale is not suitable for drawing medical conclusions, for example con-
cerning age-related water retention. If necessary ask your physician.
Basically, a high body water percentage should be the aim.

Muscle percentage

The muscle percentage is normally within the following ranges:
Man
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 are subject to the natural development, degeneration and ageing pro-
cesses. Bone mass increases rapidly in childhood and reaches its maximum between 30 and 40 years
of age. Bone mass reduces slightly with increasing age. You can reduce this degeneration somewhat
with healthy nutrition (particularly calcium and vitamin D) and regular exercise. With appropriate muscle
building, you can also strengthen your bone structure.
Note that this scale will not show you the calcium content of your bones, but will measure the weight of all
bone constituents (organic substances, inorganic substances and water).
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average poor
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 %
Woman
Age very good good
10-14 <16 % 16 - 21 %
15-19 <17 % 17- 22 %
20-29 <18 % 18 - 23 %
30-39 <19 % 19 - 24 %
40-49 <20 % 20 - 25 %
50-59 <21 % 21- 26 %
60-69 <22 % 22 - 27 %
70-100 <23 % 23 - 28 %
Woman
Age poor
10-100 <45 %
Woman
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%
20
average poor
21,1- 26 % >26,1 %
22,1- 27 % >27,1 %
23,1- 28 % >28,1 %
24,1- 29 % >29,1 %
25,1- 30 % >30,1 %
26,1- 31 % >31,1 %
27,1- 32 % >32,1 %
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 %
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