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Body Mass Index (BMI)

  • BMI is a measurement of a person’s leanness or corpulence.
  • Calculate BMI value by weight and height .
  • Use the “Metric Units” tab for the International System of Units, kilogram and meter.
  • BMI = weight(kg)/height^2(m)
  • BMI unit is kg/m^2

BMI

  • BMI value categorize a person into underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese
    depending on what range the value falls between.
BMIrange<-data.frame("Catagory"=c("Underweight","Normal","Overweight",
                                    "Obese Class1","Obese Class2",
                                    "Obese Class3"),
                     "BMI range"=c("< 18.5","18.5-25","25-30",
                                     "30-35","35-40",">40"))
BMIrange
##       Catagory BMI.range
## 1  Underweight    < 18.5
## 2       Normal   18.5-25
## 3   Overweight     25-30
## 4 Obese Class1     30-35
## 5 Obese Class2     35-40
## 6 Obese Class3       >40

Risks associated with being overweight and obese

  • High blood pressure
  • Stroke
  • Coronary heart disease
  • High blood lipid level
  • Mental illness i.e. depression, anxiety

Risks associated with being underweight

  • Malnutrition, vitamin deficiency, anemia
  • Osteoporosis
  • Immune defect
  • Growth restriction

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