BMI is a measurement of a person’s leanness or corpulence based on their height and weight, and is intended to quantify tissue mass. It is widely used as a general indicator of whether a person has a healthy body weight for their height. Specifically, the value obtained from the calculation of BMI is used to categorize whether a person is underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese depending on what range the value falls between.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| < 18,5 | Underweight |
| 18,5 – 24,9 | Ideal weight |
| 25,0 – 29,9 | Overweight |
| 30,0 – 34,9 | Mild obesity |
| 35,0 – 39,9 | Severe obesity |
| > 40,0 | Extreme obesity |
