Wednesday, December 13, 2006

BODY MASS INDEX-BMI


EASY TIPS TO KNOW HIGH RISK OR NO HIGH RISK FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES

  • Body mass index(BMI) is height/weight formula used by health and weight professionals around the world to assess a person body weight
  • BMI equals a person weight in kilograms devided by height in meter squared.Or: BMI=kg/m2.
BMI CLASSIFICATION
  • UNDERWEIGHT<18.5
  • NORMAL WEIGHT 18.5-24.9
  • OVERWEIGHT 25-29.9
  • OBESITY=>30
  • EXTREME=>40
JUST CHECK YOUR BMI NOW!!!whether you include high risk for type 2 diabetes or NO.

From nursing orientation DDC:presented by ETNA.S

Posted by sidik at 11:41 AM

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I tough, in yours clinic its possible to research regarding diabetic case.

1. Does related between hight cholesterol with BMI > 30?
2. Does related between Fasting Sugar Level > 150 mg with BMI > 30?

If above data in yours hand, I m ready to analyse.

September 10, 2007 at 1:48:00 PM PDT

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