Nhs Body Measurements

For children and young people aged 2 to 18 the bmi calculator takes into account age and gender as well as height and weight. For example if your waist is 30 your hips are. Common health questions. Sex and other factors which can impact your weight can also lead to an inaccurate reading. Search the nhs website. 88cm 34ins or more for women.

80cm 315in or more for women. You can find out if you have a fever by using a thermometer to take your temperature. A fever is usually when your body temperature is 378c or higher. Bmi doesnt take account of body composition for example muscle fat bone density. Its always given as two numbers. 80cm 315ins or more for women.

You may feel warm cold or shivery. Measurements your doctor can check. Youre at very high risk of some serious health conditions and should see a gp if your waist is. 102cm 40in or more for men. To calculate body fat percentage add your waist and hip measurements and then subtract the neck measurement to determine your circumference value. Normal body temperature is different for everyone and changes during the day.

88cm 345in or more for women. A temperature of 38c or more is usually considered a high temperature fever. Download the nhs weight loss plan. The specific sites used vary in men and women. Primary research relevance of a mobile internet platform for capturing inter and intrasubject variabilities in circadian coordination during daily routine. Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as your heart pumps it round your body.

For some measurements youll need the help of your doctor or referral to a pathology service in the case of blood tests. This report hpa rpd 044 concerns the calibration of hand held instruments for whole body measurements of caesium 137. The national child measurement programme. This is because having lots of muscle may put you in the overweight or obese categories even if you have little body fat. Youre at very high risk and should contact a gp if your waist is. This is because your risk of getting some health problems is affected by where you store your body fat as well as by your weight.

For women the triceps area above the hip bone and either the thigh or abdomen. 102cm 40ins or more for men. For example professional rugby players can fall into the. As such a bmi calculation is not a suitable measure for some people including children and young people under 18 pregnant women and athletes. Home health a z live well care and support health news services near you home. Your normal body temperature is approximately 37c.

Theres lots of information advice and support on nhs choices that can help you. Measurements are taken at either 3 or 7 different sites on the body.