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  2. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...

  3. Human body weight - Wikipedia

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    Excess or reduced body weight is regarded as an indicator of determining a person's health, with body volume measurement providing an extra dimension by calculating the distribution of body weight. Average adult human weight varies by continent, from about 60 kg (130 lb) in Asia and Africa to about 80 kg (180 lb) in North America, with men on ...

  4. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    Average male height Average female height Stature ratio (male to female) Sample population / age range Share of pop. over 18 covered [9] [10] [b] Method Year Ref.

  5. Is BMI or Body Fat More Important? - AOL

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    BMI vs. Body Fat Percentage. BMI and body fat percentage are both ways of determining whether a person has a healthy weight or not. A high BMI can indicate a high body fat percentage, but it’s ...

  6. New study reveals what Americans perceive as ideal weight - AOL

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    Weight, Height, and BMI. Body mass index, or BMI, is a measurement used to assess a person's body weight in relation to how tall they are. It's calculated by dividing a person's weight in ...

  7. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    Waist-to-height ratio: the average ratio for US college competitive swimmers is 0.424 (women) and 0.428 (men); the ratios for a (US) normally healthy man or woman is 0.46–0.53 and 0.45–0.49 respectively; the ratio ranges beyond 0.63 for morbidly obese individuals.

  8. Body roundness index - Wikipedia

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    The BRI models the human body shape as an ellipse (an oval), with the intent to relate body girth with height to determine body roundness. A simple tape measure suffices to obtain waist circumference and height. [1] [2] Waist circumference and height can be in any unit of length, as long as they both use the same one. [1] [3

  9. List of sovereign states by body mass index - Wikipedia

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    The data for mean body mass index by country was published by the World Health Organization. The list below refers to year 2014. Data ... Male Female Nauru * 32.5: 32 ...