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Review title: Provides Low Accuracy Measurements
Product review: Tanita BC533 Glass Innerscan Body Composition MonitorThe accuracy of fat percentages and other metrics that are provided (except weight)on this scale should be looked upon as rough estimates only. The algorithms to provide the various read outs uses not only the bioimpedence data but also age and level of activity that the user enters. Case in point, I input my correct age of 55 and got a fat percentage of 18.9 %. Stepped off the scale , changed my age to 35 years (without changing other input parameters) and got a body fat read out of 16.5%. A 2.5 % difference. The measured muscle mass, bone and water percentage also changed significantly.The scale can be useful if following large changes in body composition where the precision of the numbers is not that critical. However, if you need to measure fat percentages with an accuracy of lets say, +/- 1% or so, you will need to look elsewhere.
