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2. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Body mass index ( BMI) is a value derived from the mass ( weight) and height of a person. The BMI is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height, and is expressed in units of kg/m 2, resulting from mass in kilograms (kg) and height in metres (m). The BMI may be determined first by measuring its components by means of ...

3. Body surface area - Wikipedia

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   Body surface area. In physiology and medicine, the body surface area ( BSA) is the measured or calculated surface area of a human body. For many clinical purposes, BSA is a better indicator of metabolic mass than body weight because it is less affected by abnormal adipose mass. Nevertheless, there have been several important critiques of the ...

4. Human body weight - Wikipedia

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   Human body weight is a person's mass or weight . Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of weight without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessories such as mobile phones and wallets, and using manual or digital weighing scales.

5. Comparison of Bioelectrical Impedance and Skinfolds with ...

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   equations with young adults. These data suggest that BIA-H can produce acceptable body fat measures for young adults but is not superior to SF-3 estimates. Key words: Body fatness, validity Introduction Accurate, noninvasive and easy to use field methods for assessing body composition are needed in clinical, community,

6. Classification of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Obesity and BMI. An obese male with a body mass index of 53 kg/m 2: weight 182 kg (400 lb), height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Obesity classification is a ranking of obesity, the medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it has an adverse effect on health. [1] The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies obesity by ...

7. Body composition - Wikipedia

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   In physical fitness, body composition refers to quantifying the different components (or "compartments") of a human body. [1] The selection of compartments varies by model but may include fat, bone, water, and muscle. [2] Two people of the same gender, height, and body weight may have completely different body types as a consequence of having ...