Question 1

What is the BVI measurement?

Accepted Answer

The Body Volume Index is a predictive risk indicator for three of the most significant diseases in global healthcare; diabetes, cardiovascular risk and hypertension. There are two BVI outputs for this service, a quartile of risk and a number which ranges on a scale from 0-20. The current and most often used Body Mass Index (BMI) scale is between 18-35. After consultation with our healthcare collaborators, the BVI range was designed to provide an alternative number to BMI that could be used either in isolation as an improved indicator, or in conjunction with BMI to allow for re-evaluation of a person’s individual risk.

Question 2

How was BVI developed?

Accepted Answer

BVI was invented in 2006 by Select Research, who have been pioneers in digital body measurement for over 25 years. 
From 2007, international researchers and medical organisations created the BVI algorithms -which were validated by Mayo Clinic- leading to the API service you can use today.

Question 3

What happens to the digital images once they’re uploaded?

Accepted Answer

The images are needed to process and get accurate data but they are never stored.

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