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The standard formula for calculating Body Mass Index (BMI) is body weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.

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Is it true that the standard formula for calculating Body Mass Index (BMI) is body weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared?

Yes. Multiple authoritative sources confirm that the standard metric formula for Body Mass Index (BMI) is body weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.

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PLOS (all journals): School- and Individual-level Predictors of Weight Status Misperception among Korean Adolescents: A National Online Survey
States BMI is weight in kilograms divided by square of height in meters.
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PLOS (all journals): School- and Individual-level Predictors of Weight Status Misperception among Korean Adolescents: A National Online Survey. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154826

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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): Vital and Health Statistics. Series 3. Analytical and Epidemiological Studies - Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, August 2021–August 2023
Confirms BMI equals weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.
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National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS): Vital and Health Statistics. Series 3. Analytical and Epidemiological Studies - Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, August 2021–August 2023. (n.d.). National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK620761/#sr03-50.app1

Office of the Surgeon General (US): Section 1: Overweight and Obesity as Public Health Problems in America - The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity
States BMI can be calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.
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Office of the Surgeon General (US): Section 1: Overweight and Obesity as Public Health Problems in America - The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity. (n.d.). Office of the Surgeon General (US). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK44206/#A12

GovInfo: FR 2019 07 25
Lists the metric formula for BMI as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.
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GovInfo: FR 2019 07 25. (n.d.). GovInfo. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2019-07-25

Human Phenotype Ontology: Human Phenotype Ontology: Abnormality of body mass index
Defines BMI as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters.
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Human Phenotype Ontology: Human Phenotype Ontology: Abnormality of body mass index. (n.d.). Human Phenotype Ontology. http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0045081

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