How to Calculate BMI Using the BMI Formula Body mass index is a measure of your weight’s relation to your height. Here’s the BMI formula for pounds/inches and kilograms/meters… BMI (pounds/inches) = (weight / height2) x 703 or BMI (kg/m) = weight / height2 BMI Classifications &...
How to calculate my BMI? Weight - Using a scale, measure your body weight write down the value. For example, 181 lbs. Convert your weight to kg - Using a calculator, convert your weight from pounds to kilograms by dividing the value by 2.205. For example, 181 ÷ 2.205 = 82.10 kg....
Body mass index has been widely used to assess risk of chronic diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension, as well as cancer, which has made BMI a standard measure of body weight for large scale epidemiological studies. It is not possible, however, to measure body fat using BMI, as the ...
Even if BMI represents an important epidemiological tool, as evidenced by the study by Ancel Keys [8], when considering the single individual, it cannot be considered a reliable diagnostic tool to define the degree of obesity that is necessary to define the intensity of the clinical interventions...
Female: (447.6 + 9.25 x weight in kilograms) + (3.10 x height in centimeters) – (4.33 x age) When using these formulas, your weight is in kilograms and your height is in centimeters and you will need to do a conversion if you normally use pounds and inches. For example, a 42-year...
FEMALE BODY FAT PERCENTAGE: 50% AND MORE Due to the fat cell structure in women much of the skin will show visible cellulite dimpling. Both waist and hips will be wider than the shoulders.Waist will probaly measure over +40 inches, hips +45 inches and thighs over +30 inches, for a 5...
Measure your waist at the naval and multiply the result by 0.157. Subtract this figure from the previous total. If your waist measured 24 inches, multiply 24 times 0.157 to get 3.77. Subtract this from the previous total to get 95.0. ...
A muscular build doesn't exclude you from carrying belly fat, so athletes can use a tape measure to find their own waist size. Advertisement Healthy waist circumferences are considered under 35 inches for people assigned female at birth and under 40 inches for people assigned male at birth, ...
Study 1 tests how BMI similarity relates to a traditional measure of appearance homophily and perceived reliability of a female advertising model. Study 2 shows that BMI similarity influences perceived product quality and purchase intention. Website vividness negatively moderates the relationship between ...
particularly female adolescents, had a significantly higher body mass index (BMI) than non-under-reporters; BMI could not be explained by different long-term dietary patterns during childhood and adolescence clustered according to fat consumption; consumers of fast food had higher BMI values than non...