Patent ID: 8391969

Claim:
A body composition monitor comprising: a plurality of electrodes configured to be brought into contact with a surface of a body of a user; at least one processor; at least one memory, the at least one memory storing instructions that when executed cause the at least one processor to perform as: a first calculating portion configured to calculate a body composition value of a whole body and a body composition value by site of the user using the electrodes; a second calculating portion configured to calculate a site ratio representing a ratio of the body composition value by site with respect to the body composition value of the whole body; an evaluating portion configured to calculate a site evaluation index representing an evaluation index related to the calculated site ratio; and an output processing portion configured to display information including the site evaluation index on a display unit; wherein the site evaluation index includes a high and low level representing a height of the site ratio, and the output processing portion is configured to display a schematic image of a human body on the display unit and also is configured to display a position in the human body image corresponding to a site where the calculated high and low level is higher than average or a site where the calculated high and low level is lower than average of the site so as to be identifiable from other positions.