I'll be going to my doctor for my annual physical in two weeks and I'll
report back if his office is using kilograms this time. They weren't last
year.
When I questioned their use of pounds, alI I got was the "deer in the
headlight" stare back with no response. If I remember I'll bring a copy of
the document that was posted a few weeks back describing reasons why every
health care professional must use SI 100 % of the time. We'll see what they
have to say about it.
-----Original Message-----
From: James
Sent: Thursday, 2014-06-19 20:44
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:54005] Re: Body Mass Index
Nice to see metric units actually being used at the data collection
stage rather than coming at them by conversion!
Good luck on your cario-health, Gene!
Jim
On 2014-06-19 18:51, mechtly, eugene a wrote:
Today I had my annual physical examination.
The Digital Display of the electronic device for measuring my Body Mass
was set at *kilograms*.
The Telescoping Scale for measuring my height was engraved mechanically in
*centimeters*.
Of course, my height was then easily expressed in meters for calculating
my Body Mass Index.
BMI = mass (kg)/(height (m)^2)
Unfortunately, I must now carry a Holter Heart Monitor for 24 hours to
record a continuous digital Electrocardiogram of my heart rate, rhythm and
patterns which showed some signs of irregularity.
Eugene Mechtly
