Early identification of disease onset is imperative for patient care by providing practitioners with tools to develop interventions to improve long-term health outcomes. InBody devices are space-efficient, are easy to incorporate into patient screenings and the data can easily be implemented into patient management software. The InBody test provides a comprehensive printout that serves as an ideal educational tool for engaging patients in understanding health risk management and reduction.
In less than 60 seconds, an InBody Test can provide easy-to-understand, accurate, and objective measurements to evaluate a patient’s disease risk. Doctors and nurses can use the InBody to:
“Low relative muscle mass was associated with an increased prevalence for subclinical coronary artery disease and the degree of coronary artery calcification in a dose-dependent manner..”
“Additionally, the assessment of the body composition parameters provides additional information on cardiovascular risk and … play an important role in the health state evaluation..”
“It (BIA) has been shown that it can reliably reflect body composition and associate with patient’s nutritional statuses or clinical outcomes..”
DIRECT SEGMENTAL MEASUREMENT (DSM)Direct Segmental Measurement (DSM) measures water, muscle mass and fat mass in the five body segments: right arm, left arm, left leg, right leg and trunk. By measuring each segment of the body separately, the InBody provides an in-depth analysis of the patient’s muscle-fat and fluid balance in each segment independently. Identifying the patient’s lean and fat distribution allows a better assessment of associated health risks, and segmental ECW/TBW can be used to identify systemic or localized inflammation resulting from obesity
MULTIPLE FREQUENCIESInBody devices use multiple frequencies to measure body water more accurately than physical examinations. These high and low frequencies are able to measure both intra- and extracellular water, producing more precise measurements of body water compartments. Having an accurate measure of the different water compartments can indicate fluid imbalances or water retention stemming from circulation issues and can be used to monitor changes in fluid balance to monitor disease progression.
8 POINT TACTILE ELECTRODESInBody devices used 8-Point Tactile Electrodes to ensure that measurements always start in the same place, test after test. This technology creates precise and reproducible results, ensuring that the changes to the results over time are comparable and genuine.
NO EMPIRICAL ESTIMATIONSInBody devices do not rely on empirical estimations to predict results. Age, gender and ethnicity do not contribute to calculating an individual’s results, an important factor for general practitioners as every patient is unique. By not relying on empirical estimations, general practitioners can be confident that the data they are obtaining on their patient is reflective of that patient alone. Therefore, any changes that are happening to a patient reflects a genuine change in their body composition.
