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. |
207 pound man or woman |
five foot eight and a quarter inch at 207 pounds is a BMI of 31.24 |
fivefteight and a half inch at 207 pounds is a BMI of 31.02 |
fivefooteight and three quarters of an inch at 207 pounds is a BMI of 30.79 |
BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
5'8 | 5'8.25 | 5'8.5 | 5'8.75 | |
120 pounds | 18.25 | 18.11 | 17.98 | 17.85 |
125 pounds | 19.01 | 18.87 | 18.73 | 18.59 |
130 pounds | 19.77 | 19.62 | 19.48 | 19.34 |
135 pounds | 20.53 | 20.38 | 20.23 | 20.08 |
140 pounds | 21.29 | 21.13 | 20.98 | 20.82 |
145 pounds | 22.05 | 21.89 | 21.73 | 21.57 |
150 pounds | 22.81 | 22.64 | 22.48 | 22.31 |
155 pounds | 23.57 | 23.40 | 23.22 | 23.06 |
160 pounds | 24.33 | 24.15 | 23.97 | 23.80 |
165 pounds | 25.09 | 24.90 | 24.72 | 24.54 |
170 pounds | 25.85 | 25.66 | 25.47 | 25.29 |
175 pounds | 26.61 | 26.41 | 26.22 | 26.03 |
180 pounds | 27.37 | 27.17 | 26.97 | 26.77 |
185 pounds | 28.13 | 27.92 | 27.72 | 27.52 |
190 pounds | 28.89 | 28.68 | 28.47 | 28.26 |
195 pounds | 29.65 | 29.43 | 29.22 | 29.01 |
200 pounds | 30.41 | 30.19 | 29.97 | 29.75 |
205 pounds | 31.17 | 30.94 | 30.72 | 30.49 |
210 pounds | 31.93 | 31.70 | 31.47 | 31.24 |
215 pounds | 32.69 | 32.45 | 32.21 | 31.98 |
220 pounds | 33.45 | 33.21 | 32.96 | 32.72 |
225 pounds | 34.21 | 33.96 | 33.71 | 33.47 |
230 pounds | 34.97 | 34.72 | 34.46 | 34.21 |
Table for a person who is 5'8 | |
Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
BMI | Weight |
15: | 98.65 lbs. |
16: | 105.23 lbs. |
17: | 111.81 lbs. |
18: | 118.38 lbs. |
19: | 124.96 lbs. |
20: | 131.54 lbs. |
21: | 138.11 lbs. |
22: | 144.69 lbs. |
23: | 151.27 lbs. |
24: | 157.84 lbs. |
25: | 164.42 lbs. |
26: | 171.00 lbs. |
27: | 177.58 lbs. |
28: | 184.15 lbs. |
29: | 190.73 lbs. |
30: | 197.31 lbs. |
31: | 203.88 lbs. |
32: | 210.46 lbs. |
33: | 217.04 lbs. |
34: | 223.61 lbs. |
35: | 230.19 lbs. |
36: | 236.77 lbs. |
37: | 243.34 lbs. |
38: | 249.92 lbs. |
39: | 256.50 lbs. |
40: | 263.07 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 |