What is this BMI & calculator? Can I also h... - Diabetes India
What is this BMI & calculator? Can I also have that calculator? How do I calculate BMI?
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The body mass index (BMI), or Quetelet index, is a measure for human body shape based on an individual's mass and height.
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Hi satish1390,
BMI is the result of weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters; some part of its range is given above by another member.
Another way of telling it & easy way to calculate it is:
Step 1 Divide the weight in kilograms by height in meters
Step 2 Divide the result again by height in meters; The result is BMI.
My weight is 60 kg, height is 172 cms; so my height in meters is 1.72.
Step 1 60/1.72=34.88
Step 2 34.88/1.72=20.28; this is my BMI.
OR square of height in meters =1.72 x 1.72 = 2.9584
So BMI = 60/2.9584=20.28
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