KINDLY RESPOND TO THIS ANONYMOUS POLL

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Is your CURRENT BMI 25 or above?

Poll ended at Thu May 28, 2015 4:36 pm

NO, my BMI is less than 18.5 and I am in the UNDERWEIGHT category.
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21%
NO, my BMI is in the 18.5 to 24.9 range and I am in the NORMAL WEIGHT category.
14
25%
YES, my BMI is in the 25.0 to 29.9 range and I am in the OVERWEIGHT category.
14
25%
YES, my BMI is in the 30.0 and above range and I am in the OBESE category.
17
30%
 
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KINDLY RESPOND TO THIS ANONYMOUS POLL

Post by tedburnsIII » Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:36 pm

Calculate your BMI here: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assess ... lator.html
and then kindly respond to the anonymous poll.

Your identity is not revealed.

Thank you.
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Post by BlackSpinner » Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:54 pm

BMI is designed to calculate statistical averages for groups. It was never meant to be used by individuals.

Besides are you talking now or when we developed OSA - if we go to when I started snoring badly - I was underweight. When I was diagnosed I was normal. Currently I am overweight after 3 years of caregiving which has not affected the pressure i need.

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Post by Julie » Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:00 pm

I respond to requests, not demands from someone yelling at me, never mind the g-d exclamation marks! Your narcissism knows no bounds. And why is it 'important'? Because you say so?

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Post by LSAT » Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:03 pm

STUPID POLL

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Post by chunkyfrog » Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:15 pm

+ infinity.

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Post by dinycat » Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:59 pm

Yes! Drat! Mine is 27 now. I'm setting records at my house.

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Post by dream4sleep » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:01 pm

I find this poll very telling and interesting. If more people respond, then even more interesting.

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Post by BlackSpinner » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:02 pm

dream4sleep wrote:I find this poll very telling and interesting. If more people respond, then even more interesting.

Respectfully, D4S
It is meaningless. Just what has anyones current BMI to do with anything.

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Post by Hose_Head » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:04 pm

A major problem with informal polls like this is that they have no statistical baseline because the poll is voluntary. Who knows what motivates any individual to respond, or not, to the poll. For example, if for some reason only high BMI individuals decide to respond, it will appear as though everyone has a high BMI. Conversely for example, if only low BMI people respond, then it will appear that only low BMI people have SA. So the final poll results really cannot be used for anything other than perhaps to test how many people respond to such polls.

Me? I chose not to respond to the poll. And I'm not telling you my BMI. Count me as one added view of the thread, but no response to the poll. Not sure what you can do with that.
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Post by Hose_Head » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:08 pm

dream4sleep wrote:I find this poll very telling and interesting. If more people respond, then even more interesting.

Respectfully, D4S

So exactly what is telling and interesting in the thread?

You may as well ask people about their incomes, or sex life. What they tell you might be very interesting but you sure as hell shouldn't believe any it.
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Post by dream4sleep » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:09 pm

BlackSpinner wrote:
dream4sleep wrote:I find this poll very telling and interesting. If more people respond, then even more interesting.

Respectfully, D4S
It is meaningless. Just what has anyones current BMI to do with anything.
Well, apparently there are lots of over weight people. lol

Also, and I think a very high percentage, were over weight (high BMI) when therapy was started and are still over weight today.

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Post by palerider » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:25 pm

dream4sleep wrote:
BlackSpinner wrote: It is meaningless. Just what has anyones current BMI to do with anything.
over weight (high BMI) .
BMI *snort* http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/obese-olympians/1

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Post by candlegirl76 » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:27 pm

Interesting thing - I used to be in the obese category 2 years ago but my OSA seems to have gotten worse when I got down into the average category and I am currently in the overweight slot and working on getting back down into the average range! I have two very fit brothers with OSA and 3 overweight/obese brothers with it, too. So OSA really doesn't care what weight you are!

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Post by BlackSpinner » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:50 pm

dream4sleep wrote:
BlackSpinner wrote:
dream4sleep wrote:I find this poll very telling and interesting. If more people respond, then even more interesting.

Respectfully, D4S
It is meaningless. Just what has anyones current BMI to do with anything.
Well, apparently there are lots of over weight people. lol

Also, and I think a very high percentage, were over weight (high BMI) when therapy was started and are still over weight today.

Respectfully, D4S
Over 60% of people in the USA are obese/over weight so that is going to reflect in the poll anyway - no surprise there.

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Post by LSAT » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:58 pm

As of now...226 people viewed this Poll and only 10 responded...No one cares

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