Calculating BMI When you have lost height due to osteoporosis

OHFlamingo

I used to be 5'5" tall. My new PCP recorded my height as now being 5'3". Which height should I use to calculated my BMI? I have seen BMI calculators that take into account a person's age, but have not seen any information about which height to use. Anyone have any idea?

Seffell

I'm shorter too (I don't know why) and I'm using a middle number.

nowine4me

My doctor goes by current height. Wasn't happy when I shrunk a half inch

spiriteagle99

I split the difference between old height and new. I don't pay much attention to BMI. I know I am within a healthy range, so the actual BMI number doesn't matter.

spiffychick85

I noticed a shift in height as well...I have Osteopenia, which to my understanding is the precursor to osteoporosis...at 32yrs old I wasn't quite ready to see my height shrink a half inch. I use the smaller number because it doesn't affect my BMI at my current weight.

allaboutthecake

I use my fitness frog. It calculates height/weight/age/activity for LBM, BMI, BMR, TDEE

STEVE142142

In my opinion BMI does not work. It's an Antiquated system and it gives you an unhealthy perspective of what you should look like. I'm 57 year old male 6 foot 4 approximately 208 pounds with a 35 inch waist. According to BMI index I'm overweight. PMI considers me healthy anywhere between 160 ish and 205. If I weighed 170 lb I would look like The Walking Dead

According to the BMI index every guy in the NBA is overweight or obese.

OHFlamingo

Thank you all for your answers! I just lost another inch today at the doctor's because I wore flatter shoes!

Rusty740

Here's a case where you toss out BMI as a relevant statistic and measure your waist instead.