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. |
170 pound man or woman |
six foot eight and a quarter inch at 170 pounds is a BMI of 18.56 |
sixfteight and a half inch at 170 pounds is a BMI of 18.44 |
sixfooteight and three quarters of an inch at 170 pounds is a BMI of 18.33 |
BMI Chart by Quarters of an Inch | ||||
6'8 | 6'8.25 | 6'8.5 | 6'8.75 | |
165 pounds | 18.13 | 18.01 | 17.90 | 17.79 |
170 pounds | 18.68 | 18.56 | 18.44 | 18.33 |
175 pounds | 19.22 | 19.10 | 18.99 | 18.87 |
180 pounds | 19.77 | 19.65 | 19.53 | 19.41 |
185 pounds | 20.32 | 20.20 | 20.07 | 19.95 |
190 pounds | 20.87 | 20.74 | 20.61 | 20.49 |
195 pounds | 21.42 | 21.29 | 21.16 | 21.03 |
200 pounds | 21.97 | 21.83 | 21.70 | 21.56 |
205 pounds | 22.52 | 22.38 | 22.24 | 22.10 |
210 pounds | 23.07 | 22.93 | 22.78 | 22.64 |
215 pounds | 23.62 | 23.47 | 23.33 | 23.18 |
220 pounds | 24.17 | 24.02 | 23.87 | 23.72 |
225 pounds | 24.72 | 24.56 | 24.41 | 24.26 |
230 pounds | 25.27 | 25.11 | 24.95 | 24.80 |
235 pounds | 25.82 | 25.66 | 25.50 | 25.34 |
240 pounds | 26.37 | 26.20 | 26.04 | 25.88 |
245 pounds | 26.91 | 26.75 | 26.58 | 26.42 |
250 pounds | 27.46 | 27.29 | 27.12 | 26.96 |
255 pounds | 28.01 | 27.84 | 27.67 | 27.49 |
260 pounds | 28.56 | 28.38 | 28.21 | 28.03 |
265 pounds | 29.11 | 28.93 | 28.75 | 28.57 |
270 pounds | 29.66 | 29.48 | 29.29 | 29.11 |
275 pounds | 30.21 | 30.02 | 29.84 | 29.65 |
280 pounds | 30.76 | 30.57 | 30.38 | 30.19 |
285 pounds | 31.31 | 31.11 | 30.92 | 30.73 |
290 pounds | 31.86 | 31.66 | 31.46 | 31.27 |
295 pounds | 32.41 | 32.21 | 32.01 | 31.81 |
300 pounds | 32.96 | 32.75 | 32.55 | 32.35 |
305 pounds | 33.51 | 33.30 | 33.09 | 32.89 |
310 pounds | 34.05 | 33.84 | 33.63 | 33.43 |
315 pounds | 34.60 | 34.39 | 34.18 | 33.96 |
Table for a person who is 6'8 | |
Weight (in lbs.) by BMI | |
BMI | Weight |
15: | 136.54 lbs. |
16: | 145.65 lbs. |
17: | 154.75 lbs. |
18: | 163.85 lbs. |
19: | 172.96 lbs. |
20: | 182.06 lbs. |
21: | 191.16 lbs. |
22: | 200.26 lbs. |
23: | 209.37 lbs. |
24: | 218.47 lbs. |
25: | 227.57 lbs. |
26: | 236.68 lbs. |
27: | 245.78 lbs. |
28: | 254.88 lbs. |
29: | 263.99 lbs. |
30: | 273.09 lbs. |
31: | 282.19 lbs. |
32: | 291.29 lbs. |
33: | 300.40 lbs. |
34: | 309.50 lbs. |
35: | 318.60 lbs. |
36: | 327.71 lbs. |
37: | 336.81 lbs. |
38: | 345.91 lbs. |
39: | 355.01 lbs. |
40: | 364.12 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 |