This application aims to calculate BMI, Body Mass Index, in an easy and self-explanatory way. In this application we made great progress by managing different indexes for the elderly, over 65 years old, and for another age group up to 65 years old.
All criteria had as reference:
- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic. Report of a World Health Organization Consultation. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2000. 253 p. (WHO Obesity Technical Report Series, n. 894).
- LIPSCHITZ, D.A. Screening for Nutritional Status in the Elderly. Primary Care, [S. l.], v. 21, no. 1, p. 55-67, Mar.1994. (Indexed for MEDLINE)
BMI is recognized as an international standard for assessing the degree of overweight and obesity. It is calculated by dividing weight (in kg) by height squared (in meters).