| 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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| 83 pound man or woman |
| five foot zero and a quarter inch at 83 pounds is a BMI of 16.08 |
| fiveftzero and a half inch at 83 pounds is a BMI of 15.94 |
| fivefootzero and three quarters of an inch at 83 pounds is a BMI of 15.81 |
| BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
| 5'0 | 5'0.25 | 5'0.5 | 5'0.75 | |
| 95 pounds | 18.55 | 18.40 | 18.25 | 18.10 |
| 100 pounds | 19.53 | 19.37 | 19.21 | 19.05 |
| 105 pounds | 20.51 | 20.34 | 20.17 | 20.00 |
| 110 pounds | 21.48 | 21.30 | 21.13 | 20.96 |
| 115 pounds | 22.46 | 22.27 | 22.09 | 21.91 |
| 120 pounds | 23.44 | 23.24 | 23.05 | 22.86 |
| 125 pounds | 24.41 | 24.21 | 24.01 | 23.81 |
| 130 pounds | 25.39 | 25.18 | 24.97 | 24.77 |
| 135 pounds | 26.37 | 26.15 | 25.93 | 25.72 |
| 140 pounds | 27.34 | 27.12 | 26.89 | 26.67 |
| 145 pounds | 28.32 | 28.08 | 27.85 | 27.62 |
| 150 pounds | 29.29 | 29.05 | 28.81 | 28.58 |
| 155 pounds | 30.27 | 30.02 | 29.77 | 29.53 |
| 160 pounds | 31.25 | 30.99 | 30.73 | 30.48 |
| 165 pounds | 32.22 | 31.96 | 31.69 | 31.43 |
| 170 pounds | 33.20 | 32.93 | 32.65 | 32.39 |
| 175 pounds | 34.18 | 33.89 | 33.61 | 33.34 |
| Table for a person who is 5'0 | |
| Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
| BMI | Weight |
| 15: | 76.81 lbs. |
| 16: | 81.93 lbs. |
| 17: | 87.05 lbs. |
| 18: | 92.17 lbs. |
| 19: | 97.29 lbs. |
| 20: | 102.41 lbs. |
| 21: | 107.53 lbs. |
| 22: | 112.65 lbs. |
| 23: | 117.77 lbs. |
| 24: | 122.89 lbs. |
| 25: | 128.01 lbs. |
| 26: | 133.13 lbs. |
| 27: | 138.25 lbs. |
| 28: | 143.37 lbs. |
| 29: | 148.49 lbs. |
| 30: | 153.61 lbs. |
| 31: | 158.73 lbs. |
| 32: | 163.85 lbs. |
| 33: | 168.97 lbs. |
| 34: | 174.09 lbs. |
| 35: | 179.21 lbs. |
| 36: | 184.33 lbs. |
| 37: | 189.45 lbs. |
| 38: | 194.58 lbs. |
| 39: | 199.70 lbs. |
| 40: | 204.82 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 | ||