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Body Mass Index

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Weight (kg):
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BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)

 

The BMI score means the following:

  BMI
Underweight Below 18.5
Normal 18.5 - 24.9
Overweight 25.0 - 29.9
Obesity 30.0 and Above

The National Heart, Lumg and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of USA  (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm ) obesity guidelines propose that doctors use body mass index (BMI) to assess patients because the index is simple, correlates to fatness, and applies to both men and women.

Obesity and overweight substantially increase the risk of morbidity from hypertension; dyslipidemia; type 2 diabetes; coronary heart disease; stroke; gallbladder disease; osteoarthritis; sleep apnea and respiratory problems; and endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon cancers. Higher body weights are also associated with increases in all-cause mortality.

 

Metric Formula

BMI = [ Weight in kilogrammes] / [ Height in metres]2

or

            English Formula

            BMI= [Weight in pounds/2.2] / [Height in inches)/39.36] 2