InBody does not use empirical data therefore providing the most accurate individual results for you! Empirical estimation is the process of including averages in calculations. Such measurements that can be used in body composition analysis are age, gender, ethnicity and sometimes body type. Estimating these factors decreases result sensitivity, therefore bringing difficulty in monitoring accurate body composition change. On any other machine, change your gender, age or body type and see your results change dramatically – yet you have not changed at all! Empirical data is used because of a lack of technology. Empirical estimation exclusion technology is exclusive to InBody only.
InBody is correlated to be 98.4% as accurate as the DEXA (Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry) scan across a broad spectrum, non-standardised population including children, elderly, obese and athletes. This is of paramount importance as standardising data produces inaccurate results. The insignificant use of empirical data is seen by its emittance in medical research. InBody has been used extensively throughout medical and scientific research worldwide.
InBody has a patented 8 point tactile electrode system which incorporates specific thumb point and palm technology. InBody separates the thumb and palm placement, unlike other machines that rely on two palm placements only.
Having two points on the palm can change the starting point of voltage and current based on common variables such as hand placement and the size of a hand. This can dramatically change the scan results and reproducibility of each scan.
The patented thumb point and palm technology exclusive to InBody creates highly reproducible data by fixing the starting location of current and voltage, regardless of hand placement.
InBody is the only machine that directly segmentally measures the trunk. As the trunk occupies the largest volume on the body it is of vital importance to scan correctly for accurate results. All other machines simply estimate it. This is evident by the impedance values shown on each scan.