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.
