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2019 Bme 109 Biomechanics Lab 1

The document is a lab report submitted by Asim Bashir to calculate body mass index (BMI). It provides background information on BMI, including how it is calculated from weight and height and BMI categories. The objective is to calculate BMI. The methodology section describes writing a Matlab program that takes weight in kg and height in meters as input, calculates BMI, and outputs the BMI category.

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2019 Bme 109 Biomechanics Lab 1

The document is a lab report submitted by Asim Bashir to calculate body mass index (BMI). It provides background information on BMI, including how it is calculated from weight and height and BMI categories. The objective is to calculate BMI. The methodology section describes writing a Matlab program that takes weight in kg and height in meters as input, calculates BMI, and outputs the BMI category.

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Lab 1

Submitted by:
Asim Bashir
Registration No.
2019-BME-109
Submitted to:
Dr. Rehan
Subject:
Biomechanics (BME-212L)

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT


UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLGY,
LAHORE
CAMPUS NAROWAL
Lab 1:
To Calculate the Body Mass Index (BMI) of the Body
Objective:
BMI is a measurement that is a ratio of your weight and height. It's a good way to gauge whether
your weight is in healthy proportion to your height. In fact, knowing your BMI can help you – and
your GP – determine any health risks you may face if it's outside of the healthy range.

Background Information:
Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. The BMI
is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height, and is expressed in units of
kg/m2, resulting from mass in kilograms and height in metres.
The BMI may be determined using a table or chart which displays BMI as a function of mass and
height using contour lines or colours for different BMI categories, and which may use other units
of measurement (converted to metric units for the calculation).
The BMI is a convenient rule of thumb used to broadly categorize a person
as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese based on tissue mass (muscle, fat, and
bone) and height. Major adult BMI classifications are underweight (under 18.5 kg/m2), normal
weight (18.5 to 24.9), overweight (25 to 29.9), and obese (30 or more). When used to predict an
individual's health, rather than as a statistical measurement for groups, the BMI
has limitations that can make it less useful than some of the alternatives, especially when applied
to individuals with abdominal obesity, short stature, or unusually high muscle mass.
BMIs under 20 and over 25 have been associated with higher all-causes mortality, with the risk
increasing with distance from the 20–25 range.
Methodology:
First, I put the following program into matlab for the measurement of BMI.
W=input('enter the value of weight in kilogram :');
H=input('eneter the value of the height in meter :');
BMI=W/H^2
if BMI>=16 & BMI<=18.5
sprintf('under the wieght:',BMI)
elseif BMI>=18.5 & BMI<=25
sprintf('normal the wieght:',BMI)
elseif BMI>=25 & BMI<=30
sprintf('over the wieght:',BMI)
else BMI>=30 & BMI<=40
sprintf('health problem:',BMI)
end
Then, the following result is observed as shown:

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