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BMI Reliability

HE A LTH EDUC A TION H E A L T H 1 0 0 V E R S I O N 3 / and

"The following link can be used as a quick reference guide to determine BMI: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi_tbl.htm. The correlation between the BMI number and body fatness is fairly strong; however, the correlation varies by sex, race, and age. At the same BMI, women tend to have more body fat than men, and older people, on average, tend to have more body fat than younger adults. Highly trained athletes may have a high BMI because of increased muscularity rather than increased body fatness. BMI is only one factor related to risk for disease. For assessing someone’s likelihood of developing overweight- or obesity-related diseases, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute guidelines recommend looking at waist circumference and other risk factors, such as high blood pressure or physical inactivity."

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