Bmi Report
BMI Practical
BMI, short for body mass index, is a test set out to decide if an individuals weight is ‘healthy’ for their height (NHS, 2012). An individuals BMI is calculated by using the following calculation:
BMI = Weight (kg) (Height (cm)/100) 2
BMI = Weight (kg) (Height (cm)/100) 2
The health profession use BMI to calculate if someone is classed as being clinically “normal”, “obese” or “underweight”. It is believed that being underweight, or overweight, could lead to other health problems. Suggestions could be made to an individual to lose or gain weight depending on the result of their BMI. Typically the following is the boundaries for BMI:
BMI < 18.5 = ‘underweight’
BMI is 18.5-25 = ‘normal’
BMI > 25 = ‘overweight’
BMI < 18.5 = ‘underweight’
BMI is 18.5-25 = ‘normal’
BMI > 25 = ‘overweight’
Overweight can be further categorized:
25-29.9 = ‘overweight’
30-39.9 = ‘obese’
40+ = ‘morbidly obese’
25-29.9 = ‘overweight’
30-39.9 = ‘obese’
40+ = ‘morbidly obese’
Common health problems associated with being overweight are heart disease, hypertension, diabetes (type 2), stroke, and kidney disease. On the other hand osteoporosis, anemia and amenorrhoea are common problems associated with being underweight. However being in the ‘normal’ bracket isn’t a necessarily sign of good health.
BMI is useful as it is quick, easy and cheap to perform. It doesn’t need any specialist equipment to measure it, and provides a generic scale that is used to compare large populations accurately. Consequently it is not without limitations, and using is as a ‘one size fits all’ means that an individual is put into a category that is not a true reflection of their state.
Table 1 – Showing data collected in class and calculated BMI Weight (kg) | Height (cm) | BMI | 66 | 182 | 19.9 | 46 | 172 | 15.5 | 81 | 186 | 23.4 | 76 | 167 | 27.3 | 65 | 188 | 18.4 | 70 | 169 | 24.5 | 86 |
BMI, short for body mass index, is a test set out to decide if an individuals weight is ‘healthy’ for their height (NHS, 2012). An individuals BMI is calculated by using the following calculation:
BMI = Weight (kg) (Height (cm)/100) 2
BMI = Weight (kg) (Height (cm)/100) 2
The health profession use BMI to calculate if someone is classed as being clinically “normal”, “obese” or “underweight”. It is believed that being underweight, or overweight, could lead to other health problems. Suggestions could be made to an individual to lose or gain weight depending on the result of their BMI. Typically the following is the boundaries for BMI:
BMI < 18.5 = ‘underweight’
BMI is 18.5-25 = ‘normal’
BMI > 25 = ‘overweight’
BMI < 18.5 = ‘underweight’
BMI is 18.5-25 = ‘normal’
BMI > 25 = ‘overweight’
Overweight can be further categorized:
25-29.9 = ‘overweight’
30-39.9 = ‘obese’
40+ = ‘morbidly obese’
25-29.9 = ‘overweight’
30-39.9 = ‘obese’
40+ = ‘morbidly obese’
Common health problems associated with being overweight are heart disease, hypertension, diabetes (type 2), stroke, and kidney disease. On the other hand osteoporosis, anemia and amenorrhoea are common problems associated with being underweight. However being in the ‘normal’ bracket isn’t a necessarily sign of good health.
BMI is useful as it is quick, easy and cheap to perform. It doesn’t need any specialist equipment to measure it, and provides a generic scale that is used to compare large populations accurately. Consequently it is not without limitations, and using is as a ‘one size fits all’ means that an individual is put into a category that is not a true reflection of their state.
Table 1 – Showing data collected in class and calculated BMI Weight (kg) | Height (cm) | BMI | 66 | 182 | 19.9 | 46 | 172 | 15.5 | 81 | 186 | 23.4 | 76 | 167 | 27.3 | 65 | 188 | 18.4 | 70 | 169 | 24.5 | 86 |
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