Tirohia te wāhanga i raro nei, kātahi ka whakautu i te pātai i muri mai i te reo kotahi me te wāhanga:  Kaweake: He rerekē te whakamahinga o te BMI mō ngā tamariki. Ka tātauhia i te ara kotahi mō ngā pakeke, engari ka whakataurite ki ngā uara noa mō ētahi atu tamariki o te tau kotahi. Hei utu mo te whakataurite ki nga paepae kua whakaritea mo te taumaha iti me te taumaha nui, ka whakataurite te BMI ki te ōrau mo nga tamariki o te ira tangata me te tau kotahi.Ko te BMI e iti iho i te 5th ōrau ka whakaarohia he iti iho te taumaha me te nui atu i te 95th ōrau ka whakaarohia he mate taimaha. Ko ngā tamariki kei waenganui i te 85 me te 95 ōrau o te BMI e kiia ana he taumaha rawa.Kua whakaaturia e ngā rangahau o Ingarangi i ngā wā tata nei, he nui ake te BMI o ngā wāhine i waenganui i te 12 me te 16 tau i te tāne o te tau kotahi ki te 1.0 kg/m2 i te toharite.  Pātai: me pēhea te tātai i te BMI?
rite tonu ki te pakeke, engari ka whakaritea ki nga uara noa mo etahi atu tamariki o te tau kotahi