How to calculate BMI using height & weight

[Ingrid Zambrano]

Good afternoon,

I was wondering if any of you, STATA experts, could assist me and guide me in how to calculate MBI using height (I have it in cm, so I would need to convert it to m) and weight (kg)? I know that to calculate BMI, I need to divide kilograms by the square of height in meters, but I'm not sure how to code this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Nick Cox]

gen BMI = weight / (height/100)^2

[Ingrid Zambrano]

Thank you so much!