| 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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| 253 pound man or woman |
| four foot ten and a quarter inch at 253 pounds is a BMI of 52.42 |
| fourftten and a half inch at 253 pounds is a BMI of 51.98 |
| fourfootten and three quarters of an inch at 253 pounds is a BMI of 51.54 |
| BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
| 4'10 | 4'10.25 | 4'10.5 | 4'10.75 | |
| 90 pounds | 18.81 | 18.65 | 18.49 | 18.33 |
| 95 pounds | 19.85 | 19.68 | 19.52 | 19.35 |
| 100 pounds | 20.90 | 20.72 | 20.54 | 20.37 |
| 105 pounds | 21.94 | 21.76 | 21.57 | 21.39 |
| 110 pounds | 22.99 | 22.79 | 22.60 | 22.41 |
| 115 pounds | 24.03 | 23.83 | 23.63 | 23.43 |
| 120 pounds | 25.08 | 24.86 | 24.65 | 24.44 |
| 125 pounds | 26.12 | 25.90 | 25.68 | 25.46 |
| 130 pounds | 27.17 | 26.94 | 26.71 | 26.48 |
| 135 pounds | 28.21 | 27.97 | 27.73 | 27.50 |
| 140 pounds | 29.26 | 29.01 | 28.76 | 28.52 |
| 145 pounds | 30.30 | 30.05 | 29.79 | 29.54 |
| 150 pounds | 31.35 | 31.08 | 30.82 | 30.55 |
| 155 pounds | 32.39 | 32.12 | 31.84 | 31.57 |
| 160 pounds | 33.44 | 33.15 | 32.87 | 32.59 |
| 165 pounds | 34.48 | 34.19 | 33.90 | 33.61 |
| Table for a person who is 4'10 | |
| Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
| BMI | Weight |
| 15: | 71.77 lbs. |
| 16: | 76.56 lbs. |
| 17: | 81.34 lbs. |
| 18: | 86.13 lbs. |
| 19: | 90.91 lbs. |
| 20: | 95.69 lbs. |
| 21: | 100.48 lbs. |
| 22: | 105.26 lbs. |
| 23: | 110.05 lbs. |
| 24: | 114.83 lbs. |
| 25: | 119.62 lbs. |
| 26: | 124.40 lbs. |
| 27: | 129.19 lbs. |
| 28: | 133.97 lbs. |
| 29: | 138.76 lbs. |
| 30: | 143.54 lbs. |
| 31: | 148.33 lbs. |
| 32: | 153.11 lbs. |
| 33: | 157.90 lbs. |
| 34: | 162.68 lbs. |
| 35: | 167.47 lbs. |
| 36: | 172.25 lbs. |
| 37: | 177.04 lbs. |
| 38: | 181.82 lbs. |
| 39: | 186.60 lbs. |
| 40: | 191.39 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 | ||