Underweight

Underweight

Underweight refers to a body mass index (BMI) that is less than 18.5, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). This condition may indicate malnutrition, an eating disorder, or other health problems. A BMI greater than 25 is considered overweight, while a BMI above 30 is considered obese.From: Advances in Occupational, Social, and Organizational Ergonomics [2019], An intelligent garment recommendation system based on fuzzy techniques [2020]

Assessing for Mental Health Problems as Part of the Pilot Selection Process

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Published in Robert Bor, Carina Eriksen, Todd P. Hubbard, Ray King, Pilot Selection, 2019

Robert Bor, Carina Eriksen, James Arkell, Raymond E. King

Appearance: how does the person look (thin, well-groomed or scruffy, pale or flushed)? For example, appearing too thin or underweight may signal a depressive disorder, excessive stress/anxiety or anorexia, and possibly serious substance abuse. Is there a noticeable odour? A smell of alcohol may indicate alcoholism whereas a stale sweat odour may indicate lack of self-care (which can be a symptom of several psychological problems including excessive stress, depression or more severe psychiatric disorders). The appearance alone is not sufficient for the clinician to develop an understanding of the pilot’s presentation. This single source of information may equally well be caused by something else. The alcohol odour, for example, may be driven by anxiety where a person consumes a glass of wine ‘to quell nerves’ before the interview.

An intelligent garment recommendation system based on fuzzy techniques

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Published in The Journal of The Textile Institute, 2020

Junjie Zhang, Kaixuan Liu, Min Dong, Hua Yuan, Chun Zhu, Xianyi Zeng

The WTO regards a BMI of less than 18.5 as underweight and may indicate malnutrition, an eating disorder, or other health problems, while a BMI equal to or greater than 25 is considered overweight and above 30 is considered obese. In this context, the range of all the BMI values has been divided into different categories of health states as follows (see Table 2) (World Health Organization, 2006).

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