IMC (Índice de Masa Corporal)
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Definición
El Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC) es una métrica de cribado calculada dividiendo el peso de una persona en kilogramos por el cuadrado de su altura en metros (kg/m²).
Explicación
Developed by Belgian statistician Adolphe Quetelet around 1832, BMI was intended as a population-level statistical tool, not an individual diagnostic. The WHO defines underweight as BMI below 18.5, normal weight as 18.5–24.9, overweight as 25–29.9, and obese as 30 and above. BMI does not distinguish muscle from fat and has been criticized for systematically misclassifying athletes and underestimating health risks in some ethnic groups.
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