The problem with BMI is that it's given out to the public as a unitless number that's found on a lookup table. An average patient has no idea how one arrives at it.
On 5/17/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Remek, Certainly, medical professionals should use the SI in communicating with the public! A good fundamental starting topic is Body Mass Index (BMI), with body mass measured in kilograms and body height, in meters. Gene. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 15:08:08 -0400 >From: "Remek Kocz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:38695] Re: Is U.S. metrication still considered "extreme?" >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >... > ... medical professionals should start > communicating with the public in using SI... Certainly! > Weight and height are another issue, much more > difficult to convince the general public to adopt, > but in the name of reducing medical errors, it could > be done... No! Teach correct SI: body mass (kg), not body weight (N).
