| 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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| 73 pound man or woman |
| four foot seven and a quarter inch at 73 pounds is a BMI of 16.81 |
| fourftseven and a half inch at 73 pounds is a BMI of 16.66 |
| fourfootseven and three quarters of an inch at 73 pounds is a BMI of 16.51 |
| BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
| 4'7 | 4'7.25 | 4'7.5 | 4'7.75 | |
| 80 pounds | 18.59 | 18.43 | 18.26 | 18.10 |
| 85 pounds | 19.76 | 19.58 | 19.40 | 19.23 |
| 90 pounds | 20.92 | 20.73 | 20.54 | 20.36 |
| 95 pounds | 22.08 | 21.88 | 21.68 | 21.49 |
| 100 pounds | 23.24 | 23.03 | 22.83 | 22.62 |
| 105 pounds | 24.40 | 24.18 | 23.97 | 23.75 |
| 110 pounds | 25.57 | 25.34 | 25.11 | 24.88 |
| 115 pounds | 26.73 | 26.49 | 26.25 | 26.01 |
| 120 pounds | 27.89 | 27.64 | 27.39 | 27.14 |
| 125 pounds | 29.05 | 28.79 | 28.53 | 28.28 |
| 130 pounds | 30.21 | 29.94 | 29.67 | 29.41 |
| 135 pounds | 31.38 | 31.09 | 30.81 | 30.54 |
| 140 pounds | 32.54 | 32.24 | 31.96 | 31.67 |
| 145 pounds | 33.70 | 33.40 | 33.10 | 32.80 |
| 150 pounds | 34.86 | 34.55 | 34.24 | 33.93 |
| Table for a person who is 4'7 | |
| Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
| BMI | Weight |
| 15: | 64.54 lbs. |
| 16: | 68.84 lbs. |
| 17: | 73.14 lbs. |
| 18: | 77.45 lbs. |
| 19: | 81.75 lbs. |
| 20: | 86.05 lbs. |
| 21: | 90.35 lbs. |
| 22: | 94.66 lbs. |
| 23: | 98.96 lbs. |
| 24: | 103.26 lbs. |
| 25: | 107.56 lbs. |
| 26: | 111.87 lbs. |
| 27: | 116.17 lbs. |
| 28: | 120.47 lbs. |
| 29: | 124.77 lbs. |
| 30: | 129.08 lbs. |
| 31: | 133.38 lbs. |
| 32: | 137.68 lbs. |
| 33: | 141.98 lbs. |
| 34: | 146.29 lbs. |
| 35: | 150.59 lbs. |
| 36: | 154.89 lbs. |
| 37: | 159.19 lbs. |
| 38: | 163.50 lbs. |
| 39: | 167.80 lbs. |
| 40: | 172.10 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 | ||