Which of the following determines the categories for obesity, overweight, and at risk for being overweight?
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Body Mass Index (BMI) is a statistic that indicates the ratio of a person's weight to their body volume. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) uses the table to classify children from ages 2 to 20. Because BMI values change as children grow, the CDC uses percentiles rather than fixed values for BMI. Percentiles provide a basis of comparison for BMI over time. Weight status Percentile range Underweight Less than the 5th percentile Healthy weight 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile Overweight 85th to less than the 95th percentile Obese Equal to or greater than the 95th percentile Based on data from WHO, a representative sample of 15-year-old males could consist of the following 15 values. 18.1, 18.6, 15.9, 17.6, 21.9, 16.9, 20.8, 19.4, 21.3, 22.7, 19.0, 20.3, 19.8, 30.8, 24.3 85th percentile:
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Body Mass Index (BMI) is a statistic that indicates the ratio of a person's weight to their body volume. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) uses the table to classify children from ages 2 to 20. Because BMI values change as children grow, the CDC uses percentiles rather than fixed values for BMI. Percentiles provide a basis of comparison for BMI over time. Weight status Percentile range Underweight Less than the 5th percentile Healthy weight 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile Overweight 85th to less than the 95th percentile Obese Equal to or greater than the 95th percentile Based on data from WHO, a representative sample of 15-year-old females could consist of the following 15 values: 18.3, 18.8, 15.7, 17.8, 22.6, 17.0, 21.4, 19.7, 21.9, 23.6, 19.3, 20.8, 20.2, 32.1, 25.3 85th percentile:
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Body Mass Index (BMI) is the ratio of a person's body weight to volume. Extreme high values are associated with obesity, and extreme low values are associated with malnutrition. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) uses percentiles, rather than fixed cutoffs, to categorize the weight status of individuals. Percentiles convey information about a person's relative standing over time in relation to others of the same age and gender. The CDC uses the table below to classify children from ages 2 to 20. Weight status Percentile range Underweight Less than the 5th percentile Healthy weight 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile Overweight 85th to less than the 95th percentile Obese Equal to or greater than the 95th percentile One of the following statements is true. Select the true statement. Approximately 85% of people have healthy weights. Approximately twice as many people are healthy than are overweight. Approximately 95% of people have BMIs that are classified as overweight. Approximately the same number of people are overweight as are underweight. Approximately 80% of people have healthy weights.
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