Assess Mrs. Smith's height and weight. Calculate her BMI and % usual body weight
What will be an ideal response?
Ht: 5'5" Wt: 175 lbs UBW: 195 lbs
% UBW: 175/195 = 0.897 x 100 = 89.7% UBW
BMI: 79.5 kg / (1.651 m)2 = 29.2 kg/m2
Mrs. Smith is overweight with a BMI of 29.2.
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