AN EXCEL-BASED CLASSIFIER OF BMI INTO SEX- AND AGE-SPECIFIC WEIGHT STATUS IN Y

THE WORLD OBESITY FEDERATION (FORMERLY IOTF) CU

The present calculator has been developed by the PROFITH “PROmoting FITness and Health through physical ac
Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada
Authors: Sanchez-Delgado, Guillermo; Cadenas-Sanchez, Cristina; Martinez-Tellez, Borja; Mora-Gonzalez, Jose;
Contact: Guillermo Sánchez Delgado (gsanchezdelgado@ugr.es)
January 7th, 2015. Modified on April 10th 2020.

The currect calculator is based on the latest BMI-cut points proposed by the World Obesity Federation (formerly t
Cole TJ, Lobstein T. Extended international (IOTF) body mass index cut-offs for thinness, overweight and obesity
Bervoets L, Massa G. Defining morbid obesity in children based on BMI 40 at age 18 using the extended internati

BMI_cat values:
15= Underweight 3 (<16 kg/m2)
16= Underweight 2 (16-16.9 kg/m2)
17= Underweight 1 (17-18.49 kg/m2)
18.5= Normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m2)
25= Overweight (25-29.9 kg/m2)
30= Obesity 1 (30-34.9 kg/m2)
35= Obesity 2 (35-39.9 kg/m2)
40= Obesity 3 (≥40 kg/m2)

INTRODUCE DATA DOWN HERE

ID (optional) Age (y) Sex (1=Boy; 2=Girl) Weight (kg)
54 2 96
C WEIGHT STATUS IN YOUTHS AGED 2-18 YEARS ACCORDING TO
N (FORMERLY IOTF) CUT-POINTS
nd Health through physical activity” research group. Department of Physical

Borja; Mora-Gonzalez, Jose; Ruiz, Jonatan R.; Ortega, Fransico B.

besity Federation (formerly the International Obesity Task Force).

nness, overweight and obesity. Pediatric obesity. 2012 Aug;7(4):284-94
8 using the extended international (IOTF) cut-offs. Pediatric obesity. Oct;9(5):e94-8

AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATED
Height (cm) BMI (Kg/m2) BMI_cat
160 37.5 35