Apparatus for assessing muscle quality

An apparatus for assessing muscle quality, the apparatus comprising:

• a first electrode;
• a second electrode;
• a platform configured to receive a living organism thereon;
• a grip unit connected to the platform by a cable;
• and
• at least one hardware processor configured to implement:
• controlling at least the first electrode to output an alternating current at different frequencies to the living organism;
• acquiring, from the living organism and by at least the second electrode, bioelectric information comprising at least one of (i) a resistance component and a reactance component of bioelectrical impedance and (ii) first impedance measured by supplying the alternating current at a predetermined low frequency to a living organism and second impedance measured by supplying the alternating current at a predetermined high frequency to the living organism, the different frequencies comprising the predetermined low frequency and the predetermined high frequency;
• acquiring a physical parameter related to a physique of the living organisms;
• calculating not only a muscle quality index indicating a proportion, in muscle tissue, of muscle fiber to interstitial tissue, but also a muscle mass index indicating a weight or volume of muscle, based on acquired parameters comprising the physical parameter and at least one of a first parameter represented as a ratio between the resistance component and the reactance component and a second parameter represented as a ratio between the first impedance and the second impedance;
• and
• providing a graph indicating a relationship between the muscle quality index and the muscle mass index of the living organism, wherein
• the physical parameter comprises a parameter related to muscle mass of the living organism, and wherein
• the muscle quality index is calculated by multiplying muscle quality contributing ratios of the acquired parameters respectively by values of the acquired parameters, and by calculating a sum of values of the acquired parameters multiplied by the muscle quality contributing ratios of the acquired parameters respectively,
• wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode are included in the platform,
• wherein another one of the first electrode and the second electrode is included in the grip unit, and
• wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to control outputting of the alternating current at different frequencies to the living organism, and acquiring the bioelectric information from the living organism, while the living organism stands on the platform and grips the grip unit.

An apparatus for assessing muscle quality, the apparatus comprising:

• a first electrode;
• a second electrode;
• a platform configured to receive a living organism thereon;
• and
• at least one hardware processor configured to implement:
• controlling at least the first electrode to output an alternating current to the living organism,
• acquiring, from the living organism and by at least the second electrode, bioelectric information comprising a resistance component and a reactance component of bioelectrical impedance;
• acquiring a physical parameter related to a physique of the living organism;
• calculating not only a muscle quality index indicating a proportion, in muscle tissue, of muscle fiber to interstitial tissue, but also a muscle mass index indicating a weight or value of muscle based on acquired parameters comprising the physical parameter and a first parameter represented as a ratio between the resistance component and the reactance component;
• and
• providing a graph indicating a relationship between the muscle quality index and the muscle mass index of the living organism, wherein
• the physical parameter comprises a parameter related to muscle mass of the living organism, and wherein
• the muscle quality index is calculated by multiplying muscle quality contributing ratios of the acquired parameters respectively by values of the acquired parameters, and by calculating a sum of values of the acquired parameters multiplied by the muscle quality contributing ratios of the acquired parameters respectively,
• wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode are included in the platform, and
• wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to control acquiring the bioelectric information from the living organism, while the living organism stands on the platform.