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Primary References & Research Sources

Primary References & Research Sources

These public-health agencies, research publications and reference materials inform the formulas and reference ranges used on Real BMI.

These public-health agencies, research publications and reference materials inform the formulas and reference ranges used on Real BMI. At Real BMI, calculation formulas and reference ranges are rooted in peer-reviewed literature and official guidelines from health organizations.

World Health Organization (WHO) View Publication

WHO Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry

Official report establishing global body mass index (BMI) categories and reference cutoff benchmarks for adults.

WHO Western Pacific Region & IOTF View Publication

WHO Consultation on Obesity in Asia: Redefining BMI Cut-offs

WHO expert consultation report establishing lower BMI cutoff of 23.0 kg/m² for overweight reference in Asian and South Asian populations.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) View Publication

CDC Adult Body Mass Index: Screening Standards

Official CDC standard equation for metric and imperial adult body mass index calculation.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Mifflin MD, St Jeor ST) View Publication

A New Predictive Equation for Resting Energy Expenditure in Healthy Individuals

The Mifflin-St Jeor formula equation for calculating Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) estimates.

Naval Health Research Center (Hodgdon JA, Beckett WS) View Publication

US Navy Anthropometric Logarithmic Body Fat Equation

Logarithmic tape measurement equation for estimating body fat percentage from body circumferences.

International Diabetes Federation (IDF) View Publication

IDF International Consensus Statement on Abdominal Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome

Waist circumference thresholds (>90cm men, >80cm women for Asian populations) for abdominal risk context.

University of Oxford (Prof. Nick Trefethen) View Publication

Oxford 2.5 Exponent Height-Adjusted BMI Formula Proposal

Mathematical refinement compensating for 3D body volume height scaling distortion.