Rangarira ndima iri pasi apa uye ipapo pindura mubvunzo gare gare mumutauro mumwe chetewo sechikamu:  Kupfuura: BMI inoshandiswa zvakasiyana nokuda kwavana. Inoverengwa nenzira imwe cheteyo seyevakuru, asi ipapo ichienzaniswa nemirangariro yevamwe vana vezera rimwe chetero. Panzvimbo pokuenzanisa nehuremu hwakagadziriswa hwehuremu hwakaderera uye huremu hwakawandisa, BMI inoenzaniswa neperesenti yevana vepabonde rimwe chete uye zera rimwe chete. BMI iri pasi pe5th percentile inoonekwa seyakaderera uye iri pamusoro pe95th percentile inoonekwa seyakafuta. Vana vane BMI iri pakati pe85th ne95th percentile vanonzi vakafutisa. Zvidzidzo zvitsva muBritain zvakaratidza kuti vakadzi vane makore ari pakati pe12 ne16 vane BMI yakakwirira kudarika varume vezera rimwe chetero ne1.0 kg/m2 paavhareji.  Mubvunzo: BMI inoverengwa sei?
zvakafanana nevakuru, asi zvino zvichienzaniswa nemitengo yevamwe vana vezera rimwe chetero