Adult Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
Calculates BMI from height and weight Use for adult BMI screening; child and adolescent assessment requires age- and sex-specific growth references.
When to use it
Use for adult BMI screening; child and adolescent assessment requires age- and sex-specific growth references.
Category
Anthropometric & Body Composition
References
- WHO Expert Consultation. Appropriate body-mass index for Asian populations and its implications for policy and intervention strategies. Lancet. 2004;363:157-63. PMID: 14726171
- World Health Organization. Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic. WHO Technical Report Series 894. Geneva: WHO; 2000
About NephroMind
This calculator is part of NephroMind, a free clinical decision-aid platform from the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation (ASNRT) — over 128 bedside nephrology calculators plus a renal drug-dosing database, coded by a practicing transplant nephrologist.