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Body Mass Index (BMI)

BMI can be used to determine if one's weight is proportion to one's height.Certain medical regimen are
prescribed based on a patient's BMI.It is also valuable for determining health risks and dietary interventions.
The following table illustrates the relationship between BMI and body state.

Height: cm in
Weight: kg lb
Gender: female male

BMI = and body state =
Your desirable weight based on your height is from to kgs
or equivalence of to in lbs.

  Underweight Acceptable Overweight Obese Morbid obesity
Female   < 19   19-25   25-30  30-40    >40
Male   <20   20-25   25-30  30-40    >40

Body mass index (BMI) is calculated using the following formula:

BMI = W / (H x H) where
W- weight in kg and
H- height in meters

 

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