73708-0
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 73708-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| name | ||
| description | 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. | |
| status | ACTIVE | |
Fully-Specified Name | ||
| component | Body fat mass | |
| property | Mass | |
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | |
| system | ^Patient | |
| scale | Qn = Quantitative: The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256 | |
| method | Calculated | |
Additional Names | ||
| short name | bod; Bodies; BODY WEIGHT.ATOM; Calc; Calculation; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random | |
Basic Attributes | ||
| class | BDYWGT.ATOM | |
| type | 2 Clinical | |
| order vs. observation | Body fat Calc | |
| formula (readable) | Body fat mass=patient weight*body fat percentage | |
| example UCUM units | kg The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org) | |
History/Usage | ||
| first released | ||
| last updated | 2.73 | |
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | |
| change reason | kg | |
Related Names | ||
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