Answer:
How is a child's BMI calculated?
Your pediatrician will measure your child's height and weight with their shoes and heavy clothes off, and then calculate BMI with this formula:
Body-Mass Index Formula
Method
Example
1. Multiply their weight (in pounds) by 703
184 × 703 = (A) 129,352
2. Multiply their height (in inches) by itself
69 × 69 = (B) 4,761
3. Divide (A) by (B)
129,352 ÷ 4,761 = 27.2 (BMI Score)
