| 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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| 262 pound man or woman |
| four foot eleven and a quarter inch at 262 pounds is a BMI of 52.47 |
| fourfteleven and a half inch at 262 pounds is a BMI of 52.03 |
| fourfooteleven and three quarters of an inch at 262 pounds is a BMI of 51.60 |
| BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
| 4'11 | 4'11.25 | 4'11.5 | 4'11.75 | |
| 90 pounds | 18.18 | 18.02 | 17.87 | 17.72 |
| 95 pounds | 19.19 | 19.03 | 18.87 | 18.71 |
| 100 pounds | 20.20 | 20.03 | 19.86 | 19.69 |
| 105 pounds | 21.21 | 21.03 | 20.85 | 20.68 |
| 110 pounds | 22.22 | 22.03 | 21.85 | 21.66 |
| 115 pounds | 23.23 | 23.03 | 22.84 | 22.65 |
| 120 pounds | 24.24 | 24.03 | 23.83 | 23.63 |
| 125 pounds | 25.25 | 25.03 | 24.82 | 24.62 |
| 130 pounds | 26.26 | 26.04 | 25.82 | 25.60 |
| 135 pounds | 27.27 | 27.04 | 26.81 | 26.59 |
| 140 pounds | 28.28 | 28.04 | 27.80 | 27.57 |
| 145 pounds | 29.29 | 29.04 | 28.80 | 28.56 |
| 150 pounds | 30.30 | 30.04 | 29.79 | 29.54 |
| 155 pounds | 31.31 | 31.04 | 30.78 | 30.52 |
| 160 pounds | 32.32 | 32.04 | 31.77 | 31.51 |
| 165 pounds | 33.33 | 33.04 | 32.77 | 32.49 |
| 170 pounds | 34.34 | 34.05 | 33.76 | 33.48 |
| Table for a person who is 4'11 | |
| Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
| BMI | Weight |
| 15: | 74.27 lbs. |
| 16: | 79.22 lbs. |
| 17: | 84.17 lbs. |
| 18: | 89.12 lbs. |
| 19: | 94.07 lbs. |
| 20: | 99.02 lbs. |
| 21: | 103.97 lbs. |
| 22: | 108.93 lbs. |
| 23: | 113.88 lbs. |
| 24: | 118.83 lbs. |
| 25: | 123.78 lbs. |
| 26: | 128.73 lbs. |
| 27: | 133.68 lbs. |
| 28: | 138.63 lbs. |
| 29: | 143.58 lbs. |
| 30: | 148.53 lbs. |
| 31: | 153.49 lbs. |
| 32: | 158.44 lbs. |
| 33: | 163.39 lbs. |
| 34: | 168.34 lbs. |
| 35: | 173.29 lbs. |
| 36: | 178.24 lbs. |
| 37: | 183.19 lbs. |
| 38: | 188.14 lbs. |
| 39: | 193.09 lbs. |
| 40: | 198.05 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 | ||