LETTER
Calculating Body Mass Index
Robert Matz
1 February 1993 | Volume 118 Issue 3 | Page 232
TO THE EDITOR:
I took note of the Equation for calculating body mass index (BMI) using pounds and inches proposed by Frankel and Staeheli [1]. A simpler one is:
BMI = weight (in pounds)/height (in inches)2 x 703.
1. Frankel MH, Staeheli JC. Calculating body mass index. Ann Intern Med. 1992; 117:698-9.
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