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Your client is 5' 3" tall and weighs 130 pounds. After calculating her BMI, you have determined that she falls in which of the following weight status categories?
The correct answer is B. Normal. This question requires calculating BMI from height and weight in imperial units and classifying the result using standard CDC categories.
Question
Your client is 5' 3" tall and weighs 130 pounds. After calculating her BMI, you have determined that she falls in which of the following weight status categories?
Options
- AUnderweight
- BNormal
- COverweight
- DObese
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A13% (4)
- B77% (24)
- C6% (2)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
This question requires calculating BMI from height and weight in imperial units and classifying the result using standard CDC categories.
Underweight is defined as BMI below 18.5; a BMI of approximately 23.0 is well above this threshold.
Using the imperial BMI formula: BMI = (weight in pounds x 703) / (height in inches)^2 = (130 x 703) / (63)^2 = 91,390 / 3,969 = approximately 23.0. A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 falls in the Normal weight category per CDC classification.
Overweight is defined as BMI between 25.0 and 29.9; the calculated BMI of approximately 23.0 does not reach this range.
Obese is defined as BMI of 30.0 or higher; the calculated BMI of approximately 23.0 is far below this threshold.
Concept tested: BMI calculation and weight status classification
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/bmi/adult-calculator/bmi-categories.html
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