Access the BMI calculator by clicking on this link.
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Interpretation of the results
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BMI
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BMI percentiles
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Interpretation
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< 18.5
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< 5th
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Underweight
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18.5 to 24.9
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5th to 85th
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Normal
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25 to 29.9
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85th to <95th
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Overweight
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30 or more
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> 95th
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Obese
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| Note: it is much more useful to do frequent measurements e.g. every month, to see if your child is crossing percentiles for example, if a child's body mass index percentile is now at the 10th percentileand at the 60th after 1 month , the child's weight may be abnormal althaugh both values are within normal range. |