What we know about Donald Trump's health

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Trump's height and weight put his body-mass index in "overweight" range
However, "Mr. Trump is in excellent physical health," his doctor writes in a new letter
       Americans have new information about Donald Trump's health, one day after the nation received an updated overview of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's health on Wednesday.



Dr. Harold Bornstein, the Republican presidential candidate's personal physician, released a letter Thursday revealing previously undisclosed details about Trump's health. It was dated September 13.
The one-page letter debuted on "The Dr. Oz Show" on Wednesday morning when Trump pulled it out of his pocket and presented it to host Mehmet Oz.
"There's a little bit more detail in Secretary Clinton's letter. It goes back further in time," said Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent and a practicing neurosurgeon.
"They're both still just summary letters, though. These are not medical records, either one of them," he said. "This may be it in terms of what we'll see medically."
From Trump's weight status to his medications, here's what we know about the 70-year-old presidential candidate's health.
Trump's key stats
At 6-foot-3 and 236 pounds, Trump has a body mass index of 29.5, which makes him overweight, according to the National Institutes of Health's online BMI calculator. However, all of his test results were within normal range.
Bornstein's letter indicates that Trump has a cholesterol level of 169 and blood pressure of 116/70. His blood sugar level is 99 mg/dL, and his triglycerides, which are a type of fat found in your blood, are 61 mg/dL, according to the letter (PDF).

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