The cdc uses which measurement in its formula to determine placement in the categories of overweight and at risk for being overweight?

The Center for disease control and prevention (CDC) uses the Body Mass Index(BMI) to determine categories of overweight and at risk for being overweight

Explanation: BMI is defined as the body mass of an individual divided by the square of their height.

The BMI is used to categorize a person as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese based on the ratio of their body mass to the square of their height.

Underweight are categorised to have a BMI of under 18.5, normal weight has a range of 18.5 to 25, overweight has a range of 25 to 30, and obese over 30. The unit for the BMI is the kg/m²

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the answer is solomon northrup. he was a free-born african american, abolitionist and professional violinist that was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave in 1841 and remained in captivity until 1853 where he regained his freedom with the of the then-governor of new york, washington hunt. he wrote and published his memoirs "twelve years a slave" in 1853, and in this text, he tells the story of his escape thru one of louisiana's swamps (the great pacoudrie swamp) in which he ended up covered in green slime from crossing the surface of the dead water.