PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a biological information measuring apparatus and a biological information measuring method capable of measuring the degree of progress of arteriosclerosis (degree of arteriosclerosis) in regions other than fingertips.SOLUTION: A biological information measuring apparatus comprises: a living body information detection part 10 which emits light toward a living body and detects biological information signals according to the amount of the light transmitted through the living body a living body information analysis part 72 which performs frequency analysis on the biological information signals to analyze the intensity information at the first peak and the intensity information at the second peak corresponding to the harmonic at the first peak a vascular sclerosis degree index calculation part 74 for calculating the vascular sclerosis degree index representing the degree of vascular sclerosis of the living body, using the intensity information at the first peak and at the second peak a storage part 76 for storing correlation information including the interrelation between the vascular sclerosis degree index and the age and a vascular sclerosis degree information determination part 78 for determining the vascular sclerosis degree information from the vascular sclerosis degree index by referring to the correlation information.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】指先以外の箇所における動脈硬化の進行度合い(動脈硬化度)の測定が可能となる生体情報測定装置及び生体情報測定方法を提供する。【解決手段】生体情報測定装置は、生体に向けて光を照射し、生体を経由して伝播した光の光量に応じた生体情報信号を検出する生体情報検出部10と、生体情報信号を周波数解析して第1ピークの強度情報及び第1ピークの高調波に相当する第2ピークの強度情報を解析する生体情報解析部72と、第1ピークの強度情報及び第2ピークの強度情報を用いて生体の血管硬化度合いを表す血管硬化度指標を算出する血管硬化度指標算出部74と、血管硬化度指標と年齢との相関関係を含む相関情報を記憶する記憶部76と、相関情報を参照して血管硬化度指標から血管硬化度情報を決定する血管硬化度情報決定部78と、を有する。【選択図】図1
