All models were required to have a body mass index -- a ratio of height and weight -- above 18, the minimum limit considered healthy by the World Health Organization.
They measured height, weight and body mass index - calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of your height in metres.
The reliance on self-reporting weight, height, activity, and soda consumption in some studies rather than independent measuring and verification might confound their reliability, as might small sample sizes.
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The report published on Tuesday - part-funded by the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) - looked more at changes in the average weight and height of passengers in the past few decades than the highly-publicised fears over so-called "traveller's thrombosis".
Gathering height-and-weight data in countries spread over two or more islands, with many remote villages, is challenging.
The study also took into account body mass index (BMI) - a measure which relates weight to height.
The name alone is enough to raise eyebrows, but wait until you see the special features: a biorhythm calculator, a fatness function that calculates a user's height-to-weight ratio, a calendar for keeping track of your menstrual cycle and a calorie-counting function.
The injuries often happened when older children were playing with younger children- with significant differences in height and weight likely contributing to the severity of the falls and subsequent injuries.
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From start-up, My Fitness Pal takes your weight, height, goal weight and lifestyle into account before giving its recommendations.
Although the trial has several limitations, children in the low sugar group scored significantly lower across multiple measures of obesity, including BMI, weight, skinfold-thickness measurements, waist-to-height ratio, and fat mass.
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Compared with women of similar height who maintain their weight, a 5-foot-4 woman who gains roughly 12 to 17 pounds after giving birth more than doubles her odds of developing diabetes during her second pregnancy, the study found.
Your height, inseam and weight are all taken into account - even the possibility that you'll be toting around a toddler in a child seat on the rear rack is considered in the equation that decides the final shape of the frame.
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If the computer programming is supple enough and the on-board processing is fast enough, engineers can now virtually nullify effects caused by vehicle height, weight, roll centers and center of mass.
The findings highlight the importance of monitoring a baby's weight and height gain during the first few weeks and months, but not creating anxiety with parents of slow-growing babies, said study leader Prof Alan Emond from the University of Bristol.
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