Describe the basic formula for calculating BMI in adults.
What will be an ideal response?
The formula to calculate BMI is as follows: weight in kilograms / (height in meters)2. The clinician may need to convert pounds to kilograms by dividing the number of pounds by 2.2. To calculate the height, the clinician may convert inches to meters by multiplying the number of inches with 0.0254.
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