A major error in nomograms for estimating body mass index

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The Surgeon General's Report on Nutrition and Healthand Diet and Healthinclude a nomogram for determining body mass index (BMI, in kg/m2) when the subject's weight and height are known. I regret to report that the BMI in nomograms in these books are highly inaccurate when compared with direct calculations of BMI. Anyone wishing to use a nomogram for the rapid estimation of BMI should be cautioned against relying on the versions that appear in these books.

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