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Body-Mass-Index (BMI) is a unit of measurement designed to broadly categorize a person as being underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese based on tissue mass.
In accordance with data issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), the health of one's weight for their age is based on the following categorical chart:
| Category | BMI range - kg/m2 |
|---|---|
| Severe Thinness | < 16 |
| Moderate Thinness | 16 - 17 |
| Mild Thinness | 17 - 18.5 |
| Normal | 18.5 - 25 |
| Overweight | 25 - 30 |
| Obese Class I | 30 - 35 |
| Obese Class II | 35 - 40 |
| Obese Class III | > 40 |
[weight (lb.) / height (in.) / height (in.)] * 703
or
weight (lb) / [height (in)]2 * 703
[weight (kg) / height (cm) / height (cm)] * 10,000
or
weight (kg) / [height (m)]2 * 10000
