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Classification           Principal cut-off points

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Underweight                         <18.50

 

  • Severe thinness             <16.00
  • Moderate thinness      16.00 - 16.99
  • Mild thinness              17.00 - 18.49

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Normal range                    18.50 - 24.99

 

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Overweight                           ≥25.00


Pre-obese                          25.00 - 29.99

 

  • Obese                            ≥30.00
  • Obese class I            30.00 - 34.99
  • Obese class II           35.00 - 39.99
  • Obese class III               ≥40.00
     

World Health Organzation (WHO)

Table: BMI - Body Mass Index

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Lifestyle examples:
 

Ratio of the energy required to do an activity in certain period of time compared to basal metabolic rate (BMR) for the same period is called

 

Physical Activity Level,  (PAL)


 PAL=1 for sleeping


Below are some examples

Female  
Lifestyle - Very Active  
Activity Hours
Sleeping 8
Laying / Watching TV 3
Reading/Listening to music 2
Dressing 1
Eating and Drinking 1
Standing 2
House work 6
Aerobic - High intensity 1
Male  
Lifestyle - Very Active  
Activity Hours
Sleeping 8
Laying / Watching TV 3
Reading/Listening to music 2
Dressing 1
Eating and Drinking 1
Walking uphill 2
Construction: general 6
Aerobic - High intensity 1
Male - Female  
Lifestyle - Sedentary  
Activity Hours
Sleeping 8
laying / Setting quietly 6
Reading 2
Dressing 1
Walking slowley 2
Watching TV 3
Eating and Drinking 2

We divided PAL range from 1.4 to 2.4 into five steps and ascendingly we arranged the lifestyle categories.


We selected activities in a simple way to imagine lifestyles selected. We are including examples for Sedentary and Very Active lifestyles
Note: For athletics and some professions level may be much higher.