Lecture Notes: Classification of Overweight and Obesity Based on Body Mass Index (BMI) in Adults & in Children







Classification for Adults BMI
Underweight <18.5
Normal 18.5–24.9
Overweight 25.0–29.9
  Class I 30.0–34.9
  Class II 35.0–39.9
  Class III (extreme) >40.0
Classification for Children > 2 Years BMI Status (CDC, 2005)
Normal weight for height 10th–85th percentile
At risk for overweight 85th–95th percentile
Overweight >95th percentile



Reference:
Greenspan's Basic & Clinical Endocrinology 8th Edition
 

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