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Body Mass Index - BMI

BMI ( Body Mass Index) - a quotient of body mass and height squared:

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Monitoring the BMI value enables you to establish the body weight status (normal, underweight or overweight) and assess the potential risk of certain obesity-related diseases. Details...

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Body weight classification by BMI

BMI rangestatusrisk of a related disease
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0,0015,99Serious underweight (anorexia)Low (increased risk of other health problems)
16,0016,99Moderate underweightLow (increased risk of other health problems)
17,0018,49Minor underweightLow (increased risk of other health problems)
18,5024,99Normal weightMedium
25,0029,99OverweightIncreased
30,0034,991st degree obesityHighly increased
35,0039,992nd degree obesityHigh
40,0049,993rd degree obesityExtremely high
50,004th degree obesityLife threat

List of obesity-related diseases

DiseaseICD10
Type 2 diabetesE11
Arterial hypertensionI10.2
Ischemic (coronary) heart diseaseI24, I25
Cardiac insufficiencyI50, R09.21
Cerebral strokeG46.3
Cancers:
- uterine c.,
- breast c.,
- gall bladder c.,
- colorectal c.,
- prostate c.,
- ovarian c.
C53, C54, C55, D26
C50
C23
C18, C78.5
S37.82, C61
C56
Breathing disorders (especially sleep apnea)G47.3, G47.31, R06
Cholecystolithiasis (gall stones)K80
Disorders of muscular and skeletal systemsM95, M96, Z87.3
Lower limb varicose veinsI183
Pregnancy complicationsO10, 022
Menstruation disordersM91, M92
HirsutismL68.0
Stress intoleranceF43

Exceptions

BMI is a poor indicator of obesity and its related diseases in the following cases:

  • - children and young adults under 18 y.o.a.
  • - elderly people (with whom precise height measurement is impossible)
  • - athletes and people with large muscle mass
  • - pregnant women