Testing protocol · Body composition
Body mass and height
A descriptive record of body mass and height; the estimated BMI is calculated from both.
Version 3 of the protocol in the StatsCenter catalogue.
Calculator
Estimated BMI from body mass and height
The formula
BMI = mass (kg) ÷ height (m)²
Quetelet, A. (1832). Sur l'homme et le développement de ses facultés. The equation estimates; it is not a clinical report and does not replace a direct measurement. It is the same calculation StatsCenter applies when a club collects.
Result
When collecting
What StatsCenter records and calculates.
Read from the product's protocol catalogue, in the version a club uses today when it creates an assessment.
Measures
- Body mass
- kg · recorded as measured
- Height
- cm · recorded as measured
Collection conditions
- Measurement method
- Listed: direct measurement and self-reported; another can be described. Must match for two collections to be compared.
- Instrument
- Listed: digital scale and stadiometer, mechanical scale and stadiometer and scale and tape measure; another can be described. Must match for two collections to be compared.
Derived values
Estimated BMI
kg/m²Body mass index (BMI). Quetelet, A. (1832). Sur l'homme et le développement de ses facultés. Source
Other protocols
Who uses it at the club
Record your squad's anthropometry in StatsCenter.
The protocol comes ready, with its attempts, its formulas and every athlete's history.
No card needed, every module included. Sign-up and the product are in Portuguese.