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Body-Mass-Index (BMI)
Body Mass Index puts height and weight in relationship to one another, providing more
accurate information than ideal Broca weight, for example. A tolerance range is given
which is considered ideal for health.
– Press the Start key with no load on the
scale.
se(a
,
8.8.8.8.8.
and
0.0
appear con-
secutively in the display. The scale is
then automatically set to zero and ready
for operation.
– Press the
FUNC
key
.
The last function used appears in the
display.
– Use the arrow keys to select the BMI
function,
FU 1
. Activate the function by
pressing the
FUNC
key again.
The last memory used appears in the
display.
An arrow on the left-hand side of the
display also indicates which memory is
set.
– Use the arrow keys to select the memo-
ry position under which you wish to re-
cord – or under which you have already
recorded – the patient’s height.
– Press the
FUNC
key again
.
The pati-
ent’s recorded height will then appear
on the display.
– You can use the arrow keys to adjust
the value in increments according to the
graduations displayed.
– Once the correct value is set, press the
FUNC
key again. The BMI function is
now activated.
– Ask the patient to mount the scale.
Once on the scale, the patient should
stand still.
– Read off the BMI on the digital display
and compare it with the categories on
page 21.
– To return to normal weighing mode,
press the
FUNC
key
.
– To switch off the scale, press the Start
key again.
