WITHINGS announced on May 10 that it has added a new function to calculate blood vessels in the Body Cardio (20,218 yen), a smart body composition meter sold by the company.
BODY CARDIO is a smart body weight that measures body fat, muscle mass, body hydration, bone volume, and heart rate by the bienetic electrical impedance method.If you connect to a smartphone with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, you can record your weight change with a dedicated app.
The new blood vessel age added to the measurement item is an index indicating the state of the cardiovascular tube.It is said that medical institutions are used to indicate signs of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and bad cholesterol.In Body Cardio, blood vessels are calculated by measuring the pulse wave propagation speed, which is a speed that flows from the heart to the feet, and is compared with the age of the user.The measurement of the pulse wave propagation speed is performed with a vibration map recording and an impedance print mography.
Body Cardio shows blood vessels in three stages: non -optimal/normal/optimal.The smartphone app displays detailed age and exercise and dietary advice to improve cardiovascular health.
アプリ上では詳細な血管年齢を表示関連リンク