Kū ka BMI i ka papa kuhikuhi lehulehu. ʻIke inā he underweight ʻoe, olakino, ʻoi aku ka momona a i ʻole ka momona.
E noʻonoʻo i ka BMI kahi pono hana helu a hoʻohana ʻole ia no nā keiki, nā kānaka me ka nui o nā mākala,
nā wahine hāpai a me nā lactating a me nā ʻelemākule.
Kumuhana BMI:
\(
BMI = \dfrac{ kaupaona (kg)}{ kiʻekiʻe ^2(m)}
\)
ʻOi aku ka nui o nā pono helu helu ʻo Bmi. I ka hana aia kekahi mau ʻano pololei e like me ka pākēneka momona o ke kino.
ʻO ka mea maʻalahi a koʻikoʻi ka hōʻailona o ka pūhaka.
- no nā kāne: ʻoi aku ka makaʻu ma mua o 94 cm
- no nā wahine: ʻoi aku ka makaʻu ma mua o 80cm