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age adjusted bmi calculator
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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered
50 years experience Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Here's one: http://www.bmicalculatorforfemales.us/.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok answered
33 years experience Pediatrics
Use only Wt. and Ht.: BMI is a screening number, and uses only Weight and Height. Don't add in other stuff to get the BMI number. CDC says: the accuracy of BMI as an indic ... Read More
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Randolph Thomas answered
40 years experience Pediatrics
Yes: If you enter your correct height and weight into the proper equation or a bmi calculator, the results should be correct. The exact meaning of a parti ... Read More
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Dr. John Washburn answered
20 years experience Family Medicine
Yes, but...: The calculator will give you an accurate bmi, but how well that measures your fitness/health is unclear. I've had finely tuned athletes show up as ob ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Saunders answered
43 years experience Internal Medicine
Many exist.: Yes. Just google bmi calculator. There are many out there.
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Feldman answered
41 years experience Endocrinology
For studies: In order to study obesity, one has to have a definition of what it means to be obese. You can't simply use weight, as 200 lb might be obese for some ... Read More
A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Johanna Fricke answered
50 years experience Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
See below: http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/usefultools/l/bl_bmi_calc.htm.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Randolph Thomas answered
40 years experience Pediatrics
All should be OK: If you enter your correct height and weight into any bmi calculator, the results should be correct. The exact meaning of a particular bmi might be op ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok answered
33 years experience Pediatrics
You get to choose: We are a free people living in a free country, so you get to choose. The number is 18 if you choose to use only whole numbers. The number is 18.0 if y ... Read More
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Hardin answered
36 years experience Wound care
And the formula is:: English formula
bmi = ( weight in pounds / ( height in inches x height in inches ) ) x 703
metric formula
bmi = ( weight in kilograms / ( height i ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Gillespie answered
41 years experience Ophthalmology
Try gov. Org : Bmi calculations and fat density vs muscle mass is helpful in weight management and to help with level of fitness. Try nutrition/ gov. Org.
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