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Old 10-15-2002, 11:46 AM
Ginger
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Re: Statistics are misleading

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Originally posted by brainzandbeauty
Hey Sorors, SFs,

The BMI or Body Mass Index is measured by this formula:

your weight {in lbs}divided by your height {in inches}, divided by your height again and multiplied by 702

I just did mine and I was like

According to the BMI formula, I need to weigh something crazy low so that I won't die

Follow this and I'll be looking like Whitney! {{pouting, folding my arms}}
Sorry to intrude on your board, but I happened to notice that you have the wrong equation here, which is why your number came out so low.

The correct formula is:
BMI =
[Weight in pounds ÷ Height in inches ÷ Height in inches] x 703

So if you are 130 pounds and 5'4, it comes out thus:

130/64 = 2.03 /64 =.03174 x703 = 22.3

Hope this helps!
Ginger
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