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. |
292 pound man or woman |
five foot one and a quarter inch at 292 pounds is a BMI of 54.72 |
fiveftone and a half inch at 292 pounds is a BMI of 54.28 |
fivefootone and three quarters of an inch at 292 pounds is a BMI of 53.84 |
BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
5'1 | 5'1.25 | 5'1.5 | 5'1.75 | |
95 pounds | 17.95 | 17.80 | 17.66 | 17.52 |
100 pounds | 18.89 | 18.74 | 18.59 | 18.44 |
105 pounds | 19.84 | 19.68 | 19.52 | 19.36 |
110 pounds | 20.78 | 20.61 | 20.45 | 20.28 |
115 pounds | 21.73 | 21.55 | 21.38 | 21.20 |
120 pounds | 22.67 | 22.49 | 22.31 | 22.13 |
125 pounds | 23.62 | 23.43 | 23.24 | 23.05 |
130 pounds | 24.56 | 24.36 | 24.17 | 23.97 |
135 pounds | 25.51 | 25.30 | 25.09 | 24.89 |
140 pounds | 26.45 | 26.24 | 26.02 | 25.81 |
145 pounds | 27.40 | 27.17 | 26.95 | 26.74 |
150 pounds | 28.34 | 28.11 | 27.88 | 27.66 |
155 pounds | 29.29 | 29.05 | 28.81 | 28.58 |
160 pounds | 30.23 | 29.99 | 29.74 | 29.50 |
165 pounds | 31.18 | 30.92 | 30.67 | 30.42 |
170 pounds | 32.12 | 31.86 | 31.60 | 31.35 |
175 pounds | 33.07 | 32.80 | 32.53 | 32.27 |
180 pounds | 34.01 | 33.73 | 33.46 | 33.19 |
185 pounds | 34.96 | 34.67 | 34.39 | 34.11 |
Table for a person who is 5'1 | |
Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
BMI | Weight |
15: | 79.39 lbs. |
16: | 84.68 lbs. |
17: | 89.97 lbs. |
18: | 95.27 lbs. |
19: | 100.56 lbs. |
20: | 105.85 lbs. |
21: | 111.14 lbs. |
22: | 116.44 lbs. |
23: | 121.73 lbs. |
24: | 127.02 lbs. |
25: | 132.31 lbs. |
26: | 137.61 lbs. |
27: | 142.90 lbs. |
28: | 148.19 lbs. |
29: | 153.48 lbs. |
30: | 158.78 lbs. |
31: | 164.07 lbs. |
32: | 169.36 lbs. |
33: | 174.65 lbs. |
34: | 179.95 lbs. |
35: | 185.24 lbs. |
36: | 190.53 lbs. |
37: | 195.82 lbs. |
38: | 201.12 lbs. |
39: | 206.41 lbs. |
40: | 211.70 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 |