Others, like Tanita's Body Composition Scale, are at-home accessories that have "smart" characteristics.
The new generation of at-home body-composition scales are cheaper and more sophisticated than those introduced in the late '90s.
Total fat mass and total fat percentage were calculated using the Body Composition Analyzer Scale BF-350 (Tanita Corporation) which uses leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance analysis(BIA).
Body weight (kg) will be recorded with participants wearing light clothing and no shoes, using a digital body composition monitor scale (Omron, model HBF 362).
Some centres also estimate body composition using bioimpedance scales, although this is not a requirement of the core protocol.
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) provides a feasible and inexpensive approach to estimate body composition in large-scale epidemiologic studies [ 14].
Body weight was measured using electronic clinical scales, and body composition was measured using bio-impedance (Tanita TBF-531 scales; Tanita UK, Uxbridge, Middlesex, U.K .. BMI was calculated as the ratio of body weight (kg) to the square of height (m) and categorized as normal: <25; overweight: ≥25 to <30; and obese: ≥30 kg/m.
The InBody Band, made by a South Korean company that makes professional-scale body composition tools, is one of the first trackers for the consumer market that will tell you about the makeup of your body.
CT imaging is capable of differentiating body composition based on gray-scale intensity (Hounsfield Units) of measured voxels, due to differences in tissue density.
Weight in kilograms and percent body fat were measured with a scale and body composition analyzer (model BF-350; Tanita Corporation of America, Arlington Heights, IL).
