The Nurse Using the Body Mass Index (BMI)to Assess Weight

The nurse using the body mass index (BMI) to assess weight in a client should understand which of the following limitations of this method?

A) There is lack of correlation of the values in the BMI table with those in height-weight tables.
B) Assumption that all individuals have equal body composition at each given weight
C) BMI is difficult to accurately calculate.
D) The BMI's use to determine the risk for obesity is reduced in individuals who are on reduced calorie diets.