Body composition and bone density
DEXA scan (body composition).
A whole-body scan that separates fat, lean mass, and bone with millimeter precision. The image behind every metabolic conversation.
By Local imaging partner · 14 biomarkers
Why it matters
Body weight tells you almost nothing about how you are aging. Two people at the same weight can have completely different metabolic risk depending on where their tissue sits. A DEXA scan separates total mass into fat (visceral and subcutaneous), lean mass (muscle and organ), and bone, region by region. Visceral fat alone reshapes how I read the rest of your data. Bone density catches osteopenia years before a fracture forces the conversation.
What I read for
Visceral fat as a percentage of total fat. Lean mass distribution across limbs — asymmetries that point to disuse or injury. Bone density T-scores at the hip and spine. The trajectory across scans, not any single number.
What it measures
See all 14 biomarkers
Body composition
- Total fat mass
- Total lean mass
- Body fat percentage
- Visceral adipose tissue (VAT)
- Android-to-gynoid fat ratio
- Appendicular lean mass index
Bone density
- Lumbar spine T-score and Z-score
- Femoral neck T-score and Z-score
- Total hip T-score
- Forearm density (when indicated)
Regional analysis
- Trunk fat mass
- Limb fat by segment
- Limb lean mass by segment
- Tissue asymmetry analysis
How to order this
Part of the Precision Partnership baseline. Lab fee at vendor cost. I interpret the results into your written Plan.