EVALUATING AN INDIVIDUAL'S CHARACTERISTICS OF AT LEAST ONE PHENOTYPE VARIABLE

摘要

The present invention relates to a method (100) of providing a basis for an evaluation of an individual's propensity for a certain health state. The method comprises the steps of acquiring (102) at least two of the following 5 parameter values of the individual's body out of the group: amount of visceral fat, amount of subcutaneous fat, volume of at least one tissue compartment, concentration of fat infiltrated in at least one tissue compartment, concentration of fat infiltrated in at least one organ, and concentration of fat in bone marrow; determining (104) a body composition profile, BCP, for the 10 individual using said at least two acquired parameter values in combination, and comparing (106) the BCP for the individual with parameter values which are based on previously stored BCPs of other individuals.