Body mass index (BMI) = weight (kg)/height (m) 2
For Asian adults, please follow the following guidelines:
& lt 18.5 The prevalence of some diseases and some cancers increased.
18.5-23.9 normal
24-27.9 Overweight
& gt28 Obesity
The absolute value of body weight can not be used to evaluate the degree of anti-fat, so bmi accepts relatively objective parameters from two aspects: body weight and height, and uses the range of these parameters to measure body weight.
Extended data:
According to the standards of the World Health Organization, if the bmi (Body Mass Index) in Asia is higher than 22.9, it is considered overweight. Asians and Europeans belong to different races. WHO standards are not suitable for China people. This is the reason why China formulated the reference standard.
For example, when the Japanese body mass index is 24.9, the risk of hypertension will increase by three times; In China, the mortality rate of body mass index is the lowest, which is 23.7. The higher the mortality rate, the greater the initial increase.
The obesity standard of Asians should be that the body mass index is normal at 18.5-22.9, the body mass index greater than 23 is overweight, and the body mass index greater than 30 is obese.
China obesity standard: China experts believe that although China people belong to Asian race, the upper limit of the normal range of body mass index should be lower than the Asian standard.
The best value of China people's body mass index should be 20-22, with a body mass index greater than 22.6 as overweight and a body mass index greater than 30 as obesity.