Contras de medir con Bioimpedancia Elctrica

Factores que afectan los resultados:

Nivel de hidratacin.
Temperatura de la piel.
Nivel de humedad en la piel.
Postura corporal.
Hora del da.
Nmero de tomas. Usualmente las personas se toman la medida una sola vez
cuando es esta primera toma la que tiene que descartarse ya que los metales
estn fros y la persona an no se ha aclimatado.

Abstain from eating and drinking within 4 hours of the test

Avoid exercising within 12 hours of the test
Void (urinate) completely prior to testing
Do not drink alcohol within 48 hours of the test
Avoid taking diuretics prior to testing unless instructed by your
physicianThis method has a higher standard error range than most people
desire
Tends to consistently overestimate lean people and underestimate obese
people
The accuracy BIA does have is very dependant on multiple variables
which may be hard to control for some people