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. |
243 pound man or woman |
five foot nine and a quarter inch at 243 pounds is a BMI of 35.63 |
fiveftnine and a half inch at 243 pounds is a BMI of 35.37 |
fivefootnine and three quarters of an inch at 243 pounds is a BMI of 35.12 |
BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
5'9 | 5'9.25 | 5'9.5 | 5'9.75 | |
125 pounds | 18.46 | 18.33 | 18.19 | 18.06 |
130 pounds | 19.20 | 19.06 | 18.92 | 18.79 |
135 pounds | 19.94 | 19.79 | 19.65 | 19.51 |
140 pounds | 20.67 | 20.53 | 20.38 | 20.23 |
145 pounds | 21.41 | 21.26 | 21.11 | 20.95 |
150 pounds | 22.15 | 21.99 | 21.83 | 21.68 |
155 pounds | 22.89 | 22.72 | 22.56 | 22.40 |
160 pounds | 23.63 | 23.46 | 23.29 | 23.12 |
165 pounds | 24.37 | 24.19 | 24.02 | 23.84 |
170 pounds | 25.10 | 24.92 | 24.74 | 24.57 |
175 pounds | 25.84 | 25.66 | 25.47 | 25.29 |
180 pounds | 26.58 | 26.39 | 26.20 | 26.01 |
185 pounds | 27.32 | 27.12 | 26.93 | 26.74 |
190 pounds | 28.06 | 27.86 | 27.66 | 27.46 |
195 pounds | 28.80 | 28.59 | 28.38 | 28.18 |
200 pounds | 29.53 | 29.32 | 29.11 | 28.90 |
205 pounds | 30.27 | 30.05 | 29.84 | 29.63 |
210 pounds | 31.01 | 30.79 | 30.57 | 30.35 |
215 pounds | 31.75 | 31.52 | 31.29 | 31.07 |
220 pounds | 32.49 | 32.25 | 32.02 | 31.79 |
225 pounds | 33.23 | 32.99 | 32.75 | 32.52 |
230 pounds | 33.96 | 33.72 | 33.48 | 33.24 |
235 pounds | 34.70 | 34.45 | 34.21 | 33.96 |
Table for a person who is 5'9 | |
Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
BMI | Weight |
15: | 101.58 lbs. |
16: | 108.35 lbs. |
17: | 115.12 lbs. |
18: | 121.89 lbs. |
19: | 128.66 lbs. |
20: | 135.43 lbs. |
21: | 142.21 lbs. |
22: | 148.98 lbs. |
23: | 155.75 lbs. |
24: | 162.52 lbs. |
25: | 169.29 lbs. |
26: | 176.07 lbs. |
27: | 182.84 lbs. |
28: | 189.61 lbs. |
29: | 196.38 lbs. |
30: | 203.15 lbs. |
31: | 209.92 lbs. |
32: | 216.70 lbs. |
33: | 223.47 lbs. |
34: | 230.24 lbs. |
35: | 237.01 lbs. |
36: | 243.78 lbs. |
37: | 250.55 lbs. |
38: | 257.33 lbs. |
39: | 264.10 lbs. |
40: | 270.87 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 |