Body mass index
Body mass index with the adult WHO weight category.
Inputs
0 of 2Actual (total) body weight
When to use
- Screening adult weight status.
Pearls and pitfalls
- Adult categories only; children need age- and sex-specific percentiles.
- Does not distinguish muscle from fat.
Why use
A quick, unit-flexible BMI that also feeds the BMI-guided CrCl estimate.
- where
- W
- Weight, kg
- H
- Height, m