Mrs. Jenkins is a 70-year-old patient at the primary care provider for a routine

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Mrs. Jenkins is a 70-year-old patient at the primary care provider for a routine visit as you were gathering data prior to her going into the exam room your note her height and weight of 65 inches and 101 pounds calculate Mrs. Jenkins BMI and interpret the results Mrs. Jenkins is a 70-year-old patient at the primary care provider for a routine visit as you were gathering data prior to her going into the exam room your note her height and weight of 65 inches and 101 pounds calculate Mrs. Jenkins BMI and interpret the results

Explanation / Answer

Weight= 101 pounds

Height=65 inches

BMI=?

Steps:

1) convert weight pounds in kilograms

1 kg =0.45 pounds

101×0.45=45.45 kg

2) convert height inches into meters

1 inch = 2.54 cm

1 inch = 0.0254 meters

Height= 65×0.0254=1.651 meters

3) BMI formula

BMI= weight in kg ÷ height in metres square

BMI= 45.45÷ (1.651×1.651)= 45.45÷ 2.725

BMI=16.678

Therefore BMI is 17 kg per meters square ( round figure)

Interpretation:

Mrs. Jenkins is a 70 year old women.

Normal range of BMI in adults are between 19-24.

Mrs. Jenkin has a BMI less than 19 .

As per WHO individual having a BMI less than 18.5 is underweight or malnourished.

That means Mrs.Jenkin's BMI indicates malnutrition or any other health problem or eating disorder.

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