Body Mass Index (BMI)
What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a screening tool that uses your height and weight to estimate your body fat percentage. It helps categorize your weight status into different categories: underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese.
How to retrieve Body Mass Index (BMI) from Vitals™ SDK?
ItemItem | DescriptionDescription |
|---|---|
| Supported by Server Version(s) | NyanCat (V1 Backend)CrimsonLion (V2 Backend) |
| User Info Required | weight and height are required to obtain this metric value. |
| Vitals™ SDK API | Please use the healthResult.health.holisticHealth.bmi variable provided by the callback function onVideoFrameProcessed. |
| API Reference | Health, HolisticAnalysis |
What does it mean to have high Body Mass Index (BMI)?
A high BMI can increase the risk for various health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers.
What does it mean to have low Body Mass Index (BMI)?
A low BMI may reflect underweight status, which may pose health risks such as nutritional deficiencies and weakened immune function.
How does Vitals™ SDK measure it?
Your BMI is calculated based on your height and weight, which you enter manually.
Unit of Measurement: N/A
Range
ValueValue | Quantitative InterpretationQuantitative Interpretation |
|---|---|
| < 18.5 | Underweight |
| [18.5, 25) | Normal |
| [25, 30) | Overweight |
| ≥ 30 | Obese |
The output range is (6.2, 210).