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codyfox
Calcite | Level 5
  1. Body mass index (BMI) is one measure of body size commonly used in research.

    It is calculated as 􏰀􏰁􏰂 􏰃 􏰄􏰅􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊 􏰇􏰋 􏰌􏰈􏰍 or 􏰐􏰄􏰅􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊 􏰇􏰋 􏰑􏰒􏰓􏰋􏰔􏰕􏰍 ∙ 703􏰗. From reported􏰄􏰉􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊 􏰇􏰋 􏰎􏰍􏰏 􏰄􏰉􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊 􏰇􏰋 􏰇􏰋􏰖􏰉􏰆􏰕􏰍􏰏

    weight and height in the class survey dataset, calculate each respondent’s BMI (note: BMI should be recorded as missing (.) if either height or weight is missing, and respondents with missing BMI should be excluded from this analysis). [You may wish to calculate this in Excel and then import again.]

    a. WhatproportionofrespondentshadBMI<25?
    b. What proportion had BMI of at least 25 but less than 30?

  2. c. What proportion had BMI of 30 or greater?

I have already calculated the BMI through excel but i can't wrap my head around which code i need to come up with the answers.

Thank you in advance

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PGStats
Opal | Level 21

Define the BMI categories as a format and use proc freq to calculate the proportions.

PG

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