BMI Calculator

Herbert Barrientos
2016-06-24

Your next step to good health!
Service provided by the Health Corner

Are you worried about your weight?

Overweight and obesity may cause a number of health problems.

Among the most common are:

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Some types of cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Breathing difficulties

Your first step: discover your health risk

The Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a value that is calculated by providing a your height and weight.

The BMI lands on one of three “weight index ranges” that tell you if your weight is normal (low risk), overweight (medium risk) or obese (high risk).

This information is crucial in determining various treatments that will help you maintain a good health.

Your next step: take action!

The Health Corner presents you with the BMI Calculator, a novel online service to determine your health risk factor :

  • Easy to use: just provide your height in cm. and weight in kg.
  • The response is immediate, easy to read and understand
  • Instructions for use and risk information are provided
  • Use it on your computer or mobile device
  • The service is available 24 x 7 x 365
  • It's free!
  • Available at: https://hpbarr.shinyapps.io/shiny-bmi/

Want to know how it's done?

R code: https://github.com/hbarrien/DevelopingDataProducts

# Create the output data frame 
bmidf      <- data.frame(1, 2)
bmidf[1,1] <- "BMI"

# Hypothetical height=170 cm.; weight=65 kg.
ht <- 170; wt <- 65

# Perfom the BMI calculation and show results
bmi        <- wt / (ht / 100)^2
bmidf[1,2] <- as.integer(bmi)
bmidf

   X1 X2
1 BMI 22