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To: Paleo Conservative

A 5'4" woman who weighs 170 lbs is 1.63 m and 77 Kg. That makes a BMI of 17.8

The original post is correct: 5'4" and 170 lbs gives a BMI of 29.2. The equation uses hieght^2 not height^3.

77 posted on 08/30/2006 1:26:08 PM PDT by doc30 (Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)

To: doc30

The original post is correct: 5'4" and 170 lbs gives a BMI of 29.2. The equation uses hieght^2 not height^3.

doc30 are you an MD? Can you give me any valid scientific reason for the value for the height measurement to be squared rather than cubed?

98 posted on 08/30/2006 1:59:49 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative

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