Visceral fat measurement device

摘要

A visceral fat measurement device includes a first electrode pair and a second electrode pair to be arranged in a body axis direction at a back surface of an abdomen of a subject; a current generation unit for flowing current between electrodes of the first electrode pair; a potential difference detection unit for detecting a potential difference between electrodes of the second electrode pair current is flowed between the electrodes of the first electrode pair; and a visceral fat mass calculation part for calculating visceral fat mass of the subject based on the detected potential difference between the electrodes of the second electrode pair.

主权项

1. A method of measuring visceral fat mass of a subject, the method comprising:
arranging a first electrode pair and a second electrode pair on a surface of a back of the subject at a level of an abdomen of the subject, wherein:
the first and second electrode pairs each include electrodes spaced from each other in a body axis direction, andthe first and the second electrode pairs are spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to the body axis direction; flowing a current between the electrodes of the first electrode pair with a current generation unit; detecting a potential difference between the electrodes of the second electrode pair when current is flowed between the electrodes of the first electrode pair with a potential difference detection unit; and calculating the visceral fat mass of the subject based on the detected potential difference between the electrodes of the second electrode pair with a visceral fat mass calculation part.