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| Body Mass Index for Adults (BMI Quetelet's Index) |
The EBMcalc module Body Mass Index for Adults (BMI Quetelet's Index) is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator yields the following results:
- BMI
Equation parameters include:
- Height
- Weight
References
- Pi-Sunyer FX, Aronne LJ, et al. The Practical guide:Identification, Evaluation and treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute, North American Association For The Study Of Obesity. NIH publication 00-4084, 2002.
- Khosla T, Lowe CR. Indices of obesity derived from body weight and height. Br J Prev Soc Med. 1967; 21: 122-128. PubMed ID: 6033482
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