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BODY MASS INDEX
Desirable: 23.0% Obese: 24.0%
The BMI is a statistical measure of body weight
based on a person’s weight and height. Though it
does not actually measure the percentage of body
fat, it is used to estimate a healthy body weight
based on a person’s height. Due to its ease of
measurement and calculation, it is the most widely
used diagnostic tool to identify weight problems. Overweight: 53.0%

Obese Overweight Desirable

BODY FAT PERCENTAGE Below Desirable: 9.0%

High: 31.0%
Body Fat Percentage is the total mass of fat divided
by total body mass; body fat includes essential body
fat and storage body fat.
Desirable: 40.0%

Borderline High: 20.0%

High Borderline High Desirable Below Desirable

BLOOD PRESSURE (Systolic) Very High : 1.0%
High: 3.0%
Raised: 10.0%
High blood pressure (hypertension) is usually
asymptomatic and remains an important public
health issue; it is a key risk factor for cardiovascular
diseases (e.g. cognitive decline, heart attacks and
strokes) as well as kidney disease. According to
the WHO it is one of the most preventable and
treatable causes of premature deaths worldwide. Desirable: 86.0%

Very High High Raised Desirable

SMOKING Smoker: 3.0%
Ex-smoker: 14.0%

Non-smoker: 83.0%

Smoker Ex-smoker non-smoker
ALCOHOL Well above recommended limit: 2.0%

Non-drinker: 22.0%

Within recommended limit: 76.0%

Well above recommended limited Within recommended limits Non-drinker
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