A doctor wants to determine thinness and excessive fatness in patients by incorporating height and weight to estimate critical fat values at which the risk for disease increases. Which of the following metrics will the doctor most likely choose?

A. Skinfold thickness
B. Body mass index
C. Girth measurements
D. Air displacement
E. Bioelectrical impedance


Answer: B

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