You will be considered underweight with a BMI of less than 18.5. It can happen if the weight is less than the height in proportion. For example, if you weigh 45 kilograms and have a height of 1.8 meters, you have a BMI of 13.89, making you underweight. Various health implications come ...
Interpretation of BMI numbers is based on weight status groupings, such asunderweight, healthy weight,overweight, and obese, that are adjusted for age and sex. For all adults over age 20, BMI numbers correlate to the same weight statusdesignations. For example, a BMI for adult women and men...
4.1 Age & Sex There is a significant difference in body composition between the sexes and this isn’t taken into account by BMI calculators. Male BMI and female BMI measurements should be different because women tend to have a higher percentage of body fat. While men have little more than ...
Then, if you find out that you are too heavy for your height and age or you fall into the overweight or obesity range, you can do something about it and achieve your ideal body weight. The Body Mass Index Chart & the BMI formula TheBody Mass Index or BMIis generally used to measure ...
Comparison of BMI and Height for Age and Lunch in Two Indian Schoolsdoi:10.1016/j.jand.2018.06.246Bergman E.Englund T.Krishnan D.Gururajan R.Brzozowski H.Gerrish H.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
Zygosity was determined by questionnaires or DNA genotyping depending on the study. Multiple regression and logistic regression models adjusted for cohort, age, and birth year with the twin type as a predictor were carried out to compare height and BMI in twins from OS pairs with those from SS...
This study determined relationships between age, BMI and cranio-vertebral angle (CVA) (independent variables) and stiffness and elasticity of sternocleidomasteoid [SCM] and upper trapezius [UT] (dependent variables) muscles in sitting posture in 95 women across adult life. Moreover, a stepwise re...
BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (kg/m2). Covariance The following covariates were included in the analysis: age (Q1, 6.0-7.9 years; Q2, 8.0-9.9 years; Q3, 10.0-13.0 years; and Q4, 13.1-17.9 years), sex (male or female), household ...
Height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and weight for height are reported for 2210 parents of a random sample of school children in Shiraz, Iran. Weight for age and weight for height centiles have been computed by the Healy, Rasbash and Yang''s nonparametric method and are presented graphi...
The correlation between the BMI number and body fatness is fairly strong; however the correlation varies by sex, race, and age. These variations include the following examples: At the same BMI, women tend to have more body fat than men. At the same BMI, older people, on average, tend ...