The SBMI calculator functions on the basis of the newly developed Smart Body Mass Index. The SBMI differs from the BMI in three important aspects. Firstly, it takes age and sex into account, besides weight and height. Secondly, the SBMI is a purely comparative figure (without any physical units) on a scale of 70 points. And thirdly, the significance of the body weight for your health can easily be derived from the SBMI but not from the BMI: The weight-related health risk levels shown in green, yellow, orange and red (see the SBMI chart
Source: What is the SBMI?
Timothy A Hart
March 6, 2020 @ 3:11 pm
It would be great to have the SBMI formula to calculate for ourselves! From everything I HAVEN’T been able to find in my reserch, the SBMI is purely subjective. What is the math behind it?
Janet Maker, Ph.D.
March 6, 2020 @ 4:24 pm
I found a formula for bmi but not sbmi: BMI is derived from a simple math formula. It was devised in the 1830s by Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet, a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist. It aims to estimate whether a person has a healthy weight by dividing their weight in kilograms (kg) by their height in meters squared.