Seca 644 - Body-Mass-Index (BMI)

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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. The Body Mass Index applies only to adults: these
values are not relevant to children and young people.
Three body sizes can be stored.
– Press the Start key.
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.
– On the display, you will see the last
height entered.
– Use the arrow keys to select the BMI
function FU 1. Activate the function by
pressing the FUNC key once again.
– An arrow on the left-hand side of the
display indicates which memory is se.
– Use the arrow keys to select the mem-
ory position under which you wish to
record – or under which you have al-
ready recorded – the patient’s height.
– Press the FUNC key again. The pa-
tient’s recorded height will then appear
on the display.
– You can change the value in 1 cm incre-
ments using the arrow keys.
– 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 31.
– Press an arrow key if you would like to
see the weight briefly.
– To return to normal weighing mode,
press the FUNC key.
– To switch off the scale, press the Start
key again.