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 |
The following formula is used: Weight (in lbs)/ totalinches^2 * 703.06957964 BMI is calculated the same for both males and females. |
119 pound man or woman |
four foot eight and a quarter inch at 119 pounds is a BMI of 26.44 |
fourfteight and a half inch at 119 pounds is a BMI of 26.21 |
fourfooteight and three quarters of an inch at 119 pounds is a BMI of 25.98 |
BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
4'8 | 4'8.25 | 4'8.5 | 4'8.75 | |
80 pounds | 17.94 | 17.78 | 17.62 | 17.46 |
85 pounds | 19.06 | 18.89 | 18.72 | 18.56 |
90 pounds | 20.18 | 20.00 | 19.82 | 19.65 |
95 pounds | 21.30 | 21.11 | 20.92 | 20.74 |
100 pounds | 22.42 | 22.22 | 22.02 | 21.83 |
105 pounds | 23.54 | 23.33 | 23.13 | 22.92 |
110 pounds | 24.66 | 24.44 | 24.23 | 24.01 |
115 pounds | 25.78 | 25.55 | 25.33 | 25.11 |
120 pounds | 26.90 | 26.66 | 26.43 | 26.20 |
125 pounds | 28.02 | 27.78 | 27.53 | 27.29 |
130 pounds | 29.15 | 28.89 | 28.63 | 28.38 |
135 pounds | 30.27 | 30.00 | 29.73 | 29.47 |
140 pounds | 31.39 | 31.11 | 30.83 | 30.56 |
145 pounds | 32.51 | 32.22 | 31.94 | 31.65 |
150 pounds | 33.63 | 33.33 | 33.04 | 32.75 |
155 pounds | 34.75 | 34.44 | 34.14 | 33.84 |
Table for a person who is 4'8 | |
Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
BMI | Weight |
15: | 66.91 lbs. |
16: | 71.37 lbs. |
17: | 75.83 lbs. |
18: | 80.29 lbs. |
19: | 84.75 lbs. |
20: | 89.21 lbs. |
21: | 93.67 lbs. |
22: | 98.13 lbs. |
23: | 102.59 lbs. |
24: | 107.05 lbs. |
25: | 111.51 lbs. |
26: | 115.97 lbs. |
27: | 120.43 lbs. |
28: | 124.89 lbs. |
29: | 129.35 lbs. |
30: | 133.81 lbs. |
31: | 138.27 lbs. |
32: | 142.73 lbs. |
33: | 147.19 lbs. |
34: | 151.65 lbs. |
35: | 156.12 lbs. |
36: | 160.58 lbs. |
37: | 165.04 lbs. |
38: | 169.50 lbs. |
39: | 173.96 lbs. |
40: | 178.42 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 |