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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. 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 ...
Your BMI could be anywhere from less than 18 to over 40, indicating where you fall on a scale of healthy body weight. This number is also supposed to give an idea of your risk for disease and ...
To calculate BMI, you divide weight in kilograms (kg) by height in meters (m) squared. For imperial units, BMI is calculated by dividing weight in pounds (lb) by height in inches (in) squared and ...
To calculate BMI, divide a person’s weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared. Translated into imperial, that’s a person’s weight in pounds divided by their height in inches ...
Body fat can be estimated from body mass index (BMI), a person's mass in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters; if weight is measured in pounds and height in inches, the result can be converted to BMI by multiplying by 703. [26] There are a number of proposed formulae that relate body fat to BMI.
Instead, the body fat percentage, which is the complement, is computed, and is typically 10–40%. The lean body mass (LBM) has been described as an index superior to total body weight for prescribing proper levels of medications and for assessing metabolic disorders, as body fat is less relevant for metabolism .
Guys in their 20s and 30s weigh 196.9 pounds on average, men in their 40s and 50s are 200.9 pounds on average, and men over 60 measure in at 194.7 pounds on average.
A 2013 study identified critical threshold values according to age, with consequent significant reduction in life expectancy if exceeded. These are: WHtR greater than 0.5 for people under 40 years of age, 0.5 to 0.6 for people aged 40–50, and greater than 0.6 for people over 50 years of age. [15]