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In total, there are four BMI ranges and categories that apply to all adults — both men and women — aged 20 and older: Wonchalerm Rungswang/istockphoto How to Calculate Body Fat Percentage
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...
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A new study presented this week in Italy suggested that WHO BMI standards for obesity should be lowered for adults between the ages of 40 and 80.
According to the most recent statistics from the NHANES in 2016 Latino adults had the highest overall obesity rates. Latino Adults age 20 and older had reached an obesity rate of 47.0%. [70] Adult Latino men's rate was 43.1%, the highest of all men. For adult Latina women the rate was 50.6%, making them second to African-American women. [71]
Mean BMI (kg/m 2), World Health Organization (WHO), 2014 [1] Country Both Male Female
BMI is an accurate reflection of body fat percentage in the majority of the adult population. However it is less accurate in people such as body builders and pregnant women. [13] A formula combining BMI, age, and gender can be used to estimate a person's body fat percentage to an accuracy of 4%. [14]
In males, mean percentage body fat ranged from 23% at age 16–19 years to 31% at age 60–79 years. In females, mean percentage body fat ranged from 32% at age 8–11 years to 42% at age 60–79 years. But it is important to recognise that women need at least 9% more body fat than men to live a normal healthy life. [2]