Why does BMI have units of kg/m^2 when we are three dimensional? Wouldn’t kg/m^3 or g/cm^3 be more accurate?

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Why does BMI have units of kg/m^2 when we are three dimensional? Wouldn’t kg/m^3 or g/cm^3 be more accurate?

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It’s mass * height/volume

Since it takes your height into account, it’s like multiplying by height to get a cross sectional area of you

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