| 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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| 277 pound man or woman |
| four foot nine and a quarter inch at 277 pounds is a BMI of 59.42 |
| fourftnine and a half inch at 277 pounds is a BMI of 58.90 |
| fourfootnine and three quarters of an inch at 277 pounds is a BMI of 58.39 |
| BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
| 4'9 | 4'9.25 | 4'9.5 | 4'9.75 | |
| 85 pounds | 18.39 | 18.23 | 18.08 | 17.92 |
| 90 pounds | 19.48 | 19.31 | 19.14 | 18.97 |
| 95 pounds | 20.56 | 20.38 | 20.20 | 20.03 |
| 100 pounds | 21.64 | 21.45 | 21.26 | 21.08 |
| 105 pounds | 22.72 | 22.52 | 22.33 | 22.14 |
| 110 pounds | 23.80 | 23.60 | 23.39 | 23.19 |
| 115 pounds | 24.89 | 24.67 | 24.45 | 24.24 |
| 120 pounds | 25.97 | 25.74 | 25.52 | 25.30 |
| 125 pounds | 27.05 | 26.81 | 26.58 | 26.35 |
| 130 pounds | 28.13 | 27.89 | 27.64 | 27.41 |
| 135 pounds | 29.21 | 28.96 | 28.71 | 28.46 |
| 140 pounds | 30.30 | 30.03 | 29.77 | 29.51 |
| 145 pounds | 31.38 | 31.10 | 30.83 | 30.57 |
| 150 pounds | 32.46 | 32.18 | 31.90 | 31.62 |
| 155 pounds | 33.54 | 33.25 | 32.96 | 32.68 |
| 160 pounds | 34.62 | 34.32 | 34.02 | 33.73 |
| Table for a person who is 4'9 | |
| Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
| BMI | Weight |
| 15: | 69.32 lbs. |
| 16: | 73.94 lbs. |
| 17: | 78.56 lbs. |
| 18: | 83.18 lbs. |
| 19: | 87.80 lbs. |
| 20: | 92.42 lbs. |
| 21: | 97.04 lbs. |
| 22: | 101.67 lbs. |
| 23: | 106.29 lbs. |
| 24: | 110.91 lbs. |
| 25: | 115.53 lbs. |
| 26: | 120.15 lbs. |
| 27: | 124.77 lbs. |
| 28: | 129.39 lbs. |
| 29: | 134.01 lbs. |
| 30: | 138.63 lbs. |
| 31: | 143.26 lbs. |
| 32: | 147.88 lbs. |
| 33: | 152.50 lbs. |
| 34: | 157.12 lbs. |
| 35: | 161.74 lbs. |
| 36: | 166.36 lbs. |
| 37: | 170.98 lbs. |
| 38: | 175.60 lbs. |
| 39: | 180.23 lbs. |
| 40: | 184.85 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 | ||