Home
 »  Care_Tools
 »  Calculators
 »  Advanced BMI
Calculators: Advanced Body Mass Index (BMI)

Ever wonder if you are at a healthy weight? Enter your height and weight in our advanced Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator. This tool provides you with two important numbers reflecting the estimated impact of your present bodyweight and shape upon your overall health. BMI is the most widely-used diagnostic tool to identify weight problems. In addition, Knee1's unique Advanced BMI system looks at other critical measurements ignored by other systems. Specifically these include: waist and hip sizes and waist/hip ratios.

 
Metric
Height cm.
Weight kg.
Waist Size cm.
Hip Size cm.
Gender M F
Standard
Height ft. inches.
Weight lbs.
Waist Size inches.
Hip Size inches.
Gender M F
Instructions for measuring your:




References:
* Risk assessment based on Pischon et al., New England Journal of Medicine, 359; 20, Nov. 13, 2008
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/359/20/2105
Measure waist, hip size to predict risk of death: study, CBC News, http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/12/weight-fat.html
Additional medical review:
Michael Fuller, MD., Ph.D., 2'09
© Copyright Body1 2012, Patents Pending, All rights reserved.
 

RSS  

Forgot information?
Login problem??

From the BLOGS
Your Favorite Athletes, Their Least Favorite Injury, and How It Can Affect You and Your Family
Comment By cgaffney
more more blogs RSS

Meet in the FORUMS
Full knee extension after ACL surgery?
By sahibvirk

Posted: Feb 8, 2012
Tomorrow I will be 5 weeks post op from my ACL reconstruction surgery using hamstring tendon.<br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-heigh

more more Forums
Create a Topic

Knee Replacement Success Story
Knee Replacement Success Story
Healthcare News Network shows the knee replacement surgery success story for patient Mary Jane Samuels. ...
more more Featured Videos

Dr. Cynthia LaBella
 

Dr. Cynthia LaBella:
Preventing Knee Injuries in Young Athletes

more more Heroes
Nominate a Hero Hero Policy
Home | About Us | Press | Make a Suggestion | Content Syndication | Terms of Service
Privacy Policy | Advertising Policy | Editorial Policy
Last updated: Sep 19, 2011  ©1999- 2012 Body1, Inc. All rights reserved.