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  2. Corpulence index - Wikipedia

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    The corpulence index yields valid results even for very short and very tall persons, [7] which is a problem with BMI — for example, an ideal body weight for a person 152.4 cm tall (48 kg) will render BMI of 20.7 and CI of 13.6, while for a person 200 cm tall (99 kg), the BMI will be 24.8, very close to the "overweight" threshold of 25, while ...

  3. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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    For example, a 152.4 cm (5 ft 0 in) tall person at an ideal body weight of 48 kg (106 lb) gives a normal BMI of 20.74 and CI of 13.6, while a 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) tall person with a weight of 100 kg (220 lb) gives a BMI of 24.84, very close to an overweight BMI of 25, and a CI of 12.4, very close to a normal CI of 12. [66]

  4. Human body weight - Wikipedia

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    Human body weight is a person's mass or weight.. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessories such as mobile phones and wallets, and using manual or digital weighing scales.

  5. Why do you shrink when you get older? Experts explain

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    Yep, age-related height loss is a typical part of getting older. People usually lose about a centimeter in height every 10 years after age 40, according to Medline Plus , and that pace of height ...

  6. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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    With the average American woman's height (20 years and older) at about 5 ft 4 in (162.1 cm) (Department of Health 2012), both standard and catalog size ranges attempt to address a variety of weights or builds as well as providing for the "shorter-than-average" height woman with "petite" and "half-sizes". However "taller-than-average" women may ...

  7. Average human height by country - Wikipedia

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    21 (N= m:74 f:50, SD= m:7.1 cm (2.8 in) f:6.3 cm (2.5 in)) 1.5%: Measured: 2009 [139] New Zealand: 177 cm (5 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 164 cm (5 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 1.08: 20–49: 56.9%: Measured: 2007 [19] Nicaragua — 153.7 cm (5 ft 1 ⁄ 2 in) — 25–49: 54.1%: Self-reported: 2001 [32] Nicaragua – Managua: 166.8 cm (5 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 154.7 ...

  8. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  9. Female body shape - Wikipedia

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    A woman who is 36–24–36 (91–61–91 cm) at 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) height will look different from a woman who is 36–24–36 at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) height. If both are the same weight, the taller woman has a much lower body mass index; if they have the same BMI, the weight is distributed around a greater volume.