Does entering ethnicity or birth country in V5 Studio affect scan results?

No, entering a participant's ethnicity or birth country does not affect their scan measurements or body composition results. These fields are informational only — they help you organize and identify client profiles, but they are not used in any of Styku's calculation algorithms.

What these fields are used for

• Ethnicity and birth country are demographic data fields in the client profile.
• They are collected for record-keeping and organizational purposes.
• They have no impact on 3D body measurements, body composition outputs, or any other scan results.

What does affect scan results

The factors that influence scan measurements and body composition calculations include:

• Height — entered in the client profile before scanning
• Weight — recorded automatically by the turntable during the scan
• Date of birth — used in certain health risk and body composition calculations
• Sex — used in body composition reference ranges and health risk assessments
• The scan itself — the 3D capture data from the camera tower and turntable

Summary

Fill in ethnicity and birth country if it is useful for your records or research purposes. Leaving them blank will not change any scan output for your participants.

If this resolves your issue, no further action is needed.

If the problem persists, contact support and include: the specific field names you are seeing in the client profile, the version of Styku Studio you are running (shown in the app's settings or about screen), and a description of any unexpected results you observed after filling in these fields.

Applies to: Styku Studio V5, all Styku scanner configurations

Related Resources

• What information do I need to collect from a new client before their first Styku scan?
• Why are height and date of birth inaccurate for new clients in Styku Studio, and do clients need to download the app?