They measured height, weight and body mass index - calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of your height in metres.

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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.

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The study also took into account body mass index (BMI) - a measure which relates weight to height.

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