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. |
257 pound man or woman |
six foot six and a quarter inch at 257 pounds is a BMI of 29.51 |
sixftsix and a half inch at 257 pounds is a BMI of 29.32 |
sixfootsix and three quarters of an inch at 257 pounds is a BMI of 29.14 |
BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
6'6 | 6'6.25 | 6'6.5 | 6'6.75 | |
160 pounds | 18.49 | 18.37 | 18.25 | 18.14 |
165 pounds | 19.07 | 18.95 | 18.83 | 18.71 |
170 pounds | 19.65 | 19.52 | 19.40 | 19.27 |
175 pounds | 20.22 | 20.09 | 19.97 | 19.84 |
180 pounds | 20.80 | 20.67 | 20.54 | 20.41 |
185 pounds | 21.38 | 21.24 | 21.11 | 20.97 |
190 pounds | 21.96 | 21.82 | 21.68 | 21.54 |
195 pounds | 22.53 | 22.39 | 22.25 | 22.11 |
200 pounds | 23.11 | 22.96 | 22.82 | 22.67 |
205 pounds | 23.69 | 23.54 | 23.39 | 23.24 |
210 pounds | 24.27 | 24.11 | 23.96 | 23.81 |
215 pounds | 24.85 | 24.69 | 24.53 | 24.37 |
220 pounds | 25.42 | 25.26 | 25.10 | 24.94 |
225 pounds | 26.00 | 25.84 | 25.67 | 25.51 |
230 pounds | 26.58 | 26.41 | 26.24 | 26.08 |
235 pounds | 27.16 | 26.98 | 26.81 | 26.64 |
240 pounds | 27.73 | 27.56 | 27.38 | 27.21 |
245 pounds | 28.31 | 28.13 | 27.95 | 27.78 |
250 pounds | 28.89 | 28.71 | 28.52 | 28.34 |
255 pounds | 29.47 | 29.28 | 29.09 | 28.91 |
260 pounds | 30.05 | 29.85 | 29.66 | 29.48 |
265 pounds | 30.62 | 30.43 | 30.23 | 30.04 |
270 pounds | 31.20 | 31.00 | 30.81 | 30.61 |
275 pounds | 31.78 | 31.58 | 31.38 | 31.18 |
280 pounds | 32.36 | 32.15 | 31.95 | 31.74 |
285 pounds | 32.93 | 32.72 | 32.52 | 32.31 |
290 pounds | 33.51 | 33.30 | 33.09 | 32.88 |
295 pounds | 34.09 | 33.87 | 33.66 | 33.44 |
300 pounds | 34.67 | 34.45 | 34.23 | 34.01 |
Table for a person who is 6'6 | |
Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
BMI | Weight |
15: | 129.80 lbs. |
16: | 138.46 lbs. |
17: | 147.11 lbs. |
18: | 155.76 lbs. |
19: | 164.42 lbs. |
20: | 173.07 lbs. |
21: | 181.72 lbs. |
22: | 190.38 lbs. |
23: | 199.03 lbs. |
24: | 207.68 lbs. |
25: | 216.34 lbs. |
26: | 224.99 lbs. |
27: | 233.64 lbs. |
28: | 242.30 lbs. |
29: | 250.95 lbs. |
30: | 259.60 lbs. |
31: | 268.26 lbs. |
32: | 276.91 lbs. |
33: | 285.56 lbs. |
34: | 294.22 lbs. |
35: | 302.87 lbs. |
36: | 311.53 lbs. |
37: | 320.18 lbs. |
38: | 328.83 lbs. |
39: | 337.49 lbs. |
40: | 346.14 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 |