 The chart below can give you a fair
approximation of your Body Mass Index (BMI).
WEIGHT
(pounds)
|
HEIGHT (feet, inches)
|
5'0"
|
5'3"
|
5'6"
|
5'9"
|
6'0"
|
6'3"
|
120
|
23
|
21
|
19
|
18
|
16
|
15
|
130
|
25
|
23
|
21
|
19
|
18
|
16
|
140
|
27
|
25
|
23
|
21
|
19
|
18
|
150
|
29
|
27
|
24
|
22
|
20
|
19
|
160
|
31
|
28
|
26
|
24
|
22
|
20
|
170
|
33
|
30
|
28
|
25
|
23
|
21
|
180
|
35
|
32
|
29
|
27
|
25
|
23
|
190
|
37
|
34
|
31
|
28
|
26
|
24
|
200
|
39
|
36
|
32
|
30
|
27
|
25
|
210
|
41
|
37
|
34
|
31
|
29
|
26
|
220
|
43
|
39
|
36
|
33
|
30
|
28
|
230
|
45
|
41
|
37
|
34
|
31
|
29
|
240
|
47
|
43
|
39
|
36
|
33
|
30
|
250
|
49
|
44
|
40
|
37
|
34
|
31
|
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute has assigned
the following designations to the listed ranges of BMI values:
18.5 to 24.9
25 to 29.9
30 to 40
Greater than 40
|
-
-
-
-
|
Healthy
Overweight
Obese
Morbidly obese
|
|
