Seca 515 - Manual (Page 47)

Medical basis • 47
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Total energy
expenditure
(TEE)
Absolut in MJ/d or kcal/d
• Energy balancing within the context of nutrition advising
• Using the
seca 115 software therapy planner
Total body
water (TBW)
Absolute in l
Study of changes in the quantity of fluid in the human
body. Possible causes: Tumors, cardiac, liver, or kidney
insufficiency
Weight (W)
• Absolute in kg
• For children: Display in percentile
curves
• Rough assessment of health
• Weight change in intensive care and dialysis patients
• Growth and development in children
Height (H)
• Absolute in m
• For children: Display in percentile
curves
• Differentiated view of weight
• Differentiated view of growth and development in
children
• For BIA measurement: Length of the electrical
conductor
Hydration (Hyd) Relative in %
Assessment of fluid shifting between the intracellular and
extracellular area. Fluid shifting occurs, for example,
before the decrease in weight or FFM.
Energy stored
in body (E
body
)
Absolute in MJ or kcal Energy balancing within the context of nutrition advising
Mass indices
Fat-free mass
index (FMMI)
Fat mass index
(FMI) • Absolute in kg/m
2
• Normal range display in coordinate
system in relation to body size
• 50%, 75%, 95% percentiles as
tolerance ellipses
• Assessment of the nutrition and fitness level
• Differentiated assessment of the BMI: In the case of a
change in BMI, a change in FFM or FM may be the
cause
Phase angle (Φ)
• Absolute in degrees
• Normal range display according to
seca in-house reference values
• Assessment of nutrition and health
• A small phase angle is an indicator for a decline in
health
Physical
Activity Level
(PAL)
Absolute as a figure without unit
• Calculation of the TEE
• Determining the energy expenditure
Reactance (X
c
) Absolute in ohms Indicator for cell quantity and cell quality
Resistance (R) Absolute in ohms Represents the quantity of total body water
Resting energy
expenditure
(REE)
Absolute in MJ/d or kcal/d
• Energy balancing within the context of nutrition advising
• Using the
seca 115 software therapy planner
Skeletal muscle
mass (SMM)
Absolute in kg
Assessment of physiological and metabolic processes in
the human body
Waist
circumference:
Absolute in cm
• Determination of the fat tissue stored in the abdominal
cavity
• Assessment of the cardio metabolic risk
Lean soft tissue
mass (LST)
Absolute in kg Displays the fat-free mass without bone mass
Evaluation
module
Display Diagnostic relevance