DXA/DEXA error?

siwelh
siwelh Posts: 50 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I had this scan done at my DO's office this week. They rarely do this and the technician had to look at the instructions a lot.

Well, when I looked at the results, I saw she had entered the wrong weight for me. I am 5'3 (female) and weigh 129. She entered 143.

I asked her if this should affect the results and she said no, but I really don't believe her.

I've been searching on line for about an hour without finding the answer to this...

Any thoughts or experiences?

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  • mnichol
    mnichol Posts: 642
    Did you have a DEXA scan to evalute your bone mass ? if so that study software is based around your age more and shows the density of your bones and the weight difference was very little which wouldnt significantly altered the study info. hope that helps
  • siwelh
    siwelh Posts: 50 Member
    No, it was the DXA for Body fat composition like here:

    http://dexafit.com/

    The software determines body fat %.

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