Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
Calculates BMI from height and weight Use to classify weight status and guide nutritional or surgical interventions.
When to use it
Use to classify weight status and guide nutritional or surgical interventions.
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(9403):157-163
- 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 129 bedside nephrology calculators plus a renal drug-dosing database, coded by a practicing transplant nephrologist.