| Definitions for Body Mass Index | |
| less than 15: | Very severely underweight |
| 15.0 to 16.0: | Severely underweight |
| 16.0 to 18.5: | Underweight |
| 18.5 to 25: | Healthy Weight |
| 25 to 30: | Overweight |
| 30 to 35: | Moderately obese |
| 35 to 40: | Severely obese |
| more than 40: | Very severely obese |
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The following formula is used: Weight (in lbs)/ totalinches^2 * 703.06957964 BMI is calculated the same for both males and females. |
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| 129 pound man or woman |
| four foot six and a quarter inch at 129 pounds is a BMI of 30.82 |
| fourftsix and a half inch at 129 pounds is a BMI of 30.53 |
| fourfootsix and three quarters of an inch at 129 pounds is a BMI of 30.26 |
| BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
| 4'6 | 4'6.25 | 4'6.5 | 4'6.75 | |
| 75 pounds | 18.08 | 17.92 | 17.75 | 17.59 |
| 80 pounds | 19.29 | 19.11 | 18.94 | 18.76 |
| 85 pounds | 20.49 | 20.31 | 20.12 | 19.94 |
| 90 pounds | 21.70 | 21.50 | 21.30 | 21.11 |
| 95 pounds | 22.91 | 22.69 | 22.49 | 22.28 |
| 100 pounds | 24.11 | 23.89 | 23.67 | 23.45 |
| 105 pounds | 25.32 | 25.08 | 24.85 | 24.63 |
| 110 pounds | 26.52 | 26.28 | 26.04 | 25.80 |
| 115 pounds | 27.73 | 27.47 | 27.22 | 26.97 |
| 120 pounds | 28.93 | 28.67 | 28.40 | 28.15 |
| 125 pounds | 30.14 | 29.86 | 29.59 | 29.32 |
| 130 pounds | 31.34 | 31.06 | 30.77 | 30.49 |
| 135 pounds | 32.55 | 32.25 | 31.96 | 31.66 |
| 140 pounds | 33.76 | 33.44 | 33.14 | 32.84 |
| 145 pounds | 34.96 | 34.64 | 34.32 | 34.01 |
| Table for a person who is 4'6 | |
| Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
| BMI | Weight |
| 15: | 62.21 lbs. |
| 16: | 66.36 lbs. |
| 17: | 70.51 lbs. |
| 18: | 74.66 lbs. |
| 19: | 78.80 lbs. |
| 20: | 82.95 lbs. |
| 21: | 87.10 lbs. |
| 22: | 91.25 lbs. |
| 23: | 95.39 lbs. |
| 24: | 99.54 lbs. |
| 25: | 103.69 lbs. |
| 26: | 107.84 lbs. |
| 27: | 111.98 lbs. |
| 28: | 116.13 lbs. |
| 29: | 120.28 lbs. |
| 30: | 124.43 lbs. |
| 31: | 128.57 lbs. |
| 32: | 132.72 lbs. |
| 33: | 136.87 lbs. |
| 34: | 141.02 lbs. |
| 35: | 145.16 lbs. |
| 36: | 149.31 lbs. |
| 37: | 153.46 lbs. |
| 38: | 157.61 lbs. |
| 39: | 161.75 lbs. |
| 40: | 165.90 lbs. |
| Popular Heights | |||
| 5'0 | 5'1 | 5'2 | 5'3 |
| 5'4 | 5'5 | 5'6 | 5'7 |
| 5'8 | 5'9 | 5'10 | 5'11 |
| 6'0 | 6'1 | 6'2 | 6'3 |
| 6'4 | 6'5 | ||