Key DEXA scan metrics to monitor include bone mineral density, total body fat, fat-free mass index, appendicular lean mass index, and visceral adipose tissue, compared to age and sex norms.

“when we do a dexa scan we're looking at lots of information we're looking at bmd bone mineral density total body fat things like that but what i'm really interested in is what's your fat free mass index so that's the total lean tissue in kilograms divided by height in meters squared the almi which is the appendicular lean mass index which is the same as the ffmi except it's only using the lean mass of the four limbs not including the torso we're looking at vat and we're putting all of these things on a nomogram to see where you rank for your age and sex”