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. |
308 pound man or woman |
five foot six and a quarter inch at 308 pounds is a BMI of 49.34 |
fiveftsix and a half inch at 308 pounds is a BMI of 48.97 |
fivefootsix and three quarters of an inch at 308 pounds is a BMI of 48.60 |
BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
5'6 | 5'6.25 | 5'6.5 | 5'6.75 | |
115 pounds | 18.56 | 18.42 | 18.28 | 18.15 |
120 pounds | 19.37 | 19.22 | 19.08 | 18.94 |
125 pounds | 20.18 | 20.02 | 19.87 | 19.72 |
130 pounds | 20.98 | 20.82 | 20.67 | 20.51 |
135 pounds | 21.79 | 21.63 | 21.46 | 21.30 |
140 pounds | 22.60 | 22.43 | 22.26 | 22.09 |
145 pounds | 23.40 | 23.23 | 23.05 | 22.88 |
150 pounds | 24.21 | 24.03 | 23.85 | 23.67 |
155 pounds | 25.02 | 24.83 | 24.64 | 24.46 |
160 pounds | 25.82 | 25.63 | 25.44 | 25.25 |
165 pounds | 26.63 | 26.43 | 26.23 | 26.04 |
170 pounds | 27.44 | 27.23 | 27.03 | 26.83 |
175 pounds | 28.25 | 28.03 | 27.82 | 27.61 |
180 pounds | 29.05 | 28.83 | 28.62 | 28.40 |
185 pounds | 29.86 | 29.63 | 29.41 | 29.19 |
190 pounds | 30.67 | 30.44 | 30.21 | 29.98 |
195 pounds | 31.47 | 31.24 | 31.00 | 30.77 |
200 pounds | 32.28 | 32.04 | 31.80 | 31.56 |
205 pounds | 33.09 | 32.84 | 32.59 | 32.35 |
210 pounds | 33.89 | 33.64 | 33.39 | 33.14 |
215 pounds | 34.70 | 34.44 | 34.18 | 33.93 |
Table for a person who is 5'6 | |
Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
BMI | Weight |
15: | 92.94 lbs. |
16: | 99.13 lbs. |
17: | 105.33 lbs. |
18: | 111.52 lbs. |
19: | 117.72 lbs. |
20: | 123.91 lbs. |
21: | 130.11 lbs. |
22: | 136.31 lbs. |
23: | 142.50 lbs. |
24: | 148.70 lbs. |
25: | 154.89 lbs. |
26: | 161.09 lbs. |
27: | 167.28 lbs. |
28: | 173.48 lbs. |
29: | 179.67 lbs. |
30: | 185.87 lbs. |
31: | 192.07 lbs. |
32: | 198.26 lbs. |
33: | 204.46 lbs. |
34: | 210.65 lbs. |
35: | 216.85 lbs. |
36: | 223.04 lbs. |
37: | 229.24 lbs. |
38: | 235.44 lbs. |
39: | 241.63 lbs. |
40: | 247.83 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 |