194k views
15 votes
Why must age and gender be considered when interpreting a child's BMI?

User Phhbr
by
4.5k points

2 Answers

12 votes
Because different ages and different genders have different weights at certain ages. Girls and boys have different weight usually
User DRdr
by
4.7k points
3 votes

Answer:

Your body's mass composition changes as you grow older

for gender, females tend to have more fat than males do

Step-by-step explanation:

User Bob Dill
by
5.1k points