LP35953-6
Body fat percentage
Active
Description
A patient's body fat percentage is the total mass of fat divided by total body mass. A number of methods are available for determining body fat percentage, such as measurement with calipers, hydrostatic weighing, whole-body air displacement plethysmography, or bioelectrical impedance analysis. The percentage of body fat in an individual varies according to sex and age.[PMID 12037649] Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Body fat percentage
Basic Part Properties
- Part Display Name
- Body fat percentage
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2005-07-27
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Bdy fat %
LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info
Requests to this service require a free LOINC username and password. Below is a sample of the possible capabilities. See the LOINC Terminology Service documentation for more information.
- CodeSystem lookup
- https:
//fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http: //loinc.org&code=LP35953-6
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 体脂百分数 Synonyms: 体脂百分比; |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Grasso corporeo, percentuale Synonyms: Percentuale di grasso corporeo |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Тело жир процент Synonyms: Процент жира в теле |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | lichaamsvetpercentage |
LOINC Copyright
Copyright © 2024 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. All Rights Reserved. To the extent included herein, the LOINC table and LOINC codes are copyright