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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 ...
Mean BMI (kg/m 2), World Health Organization (WHO), 2014 [1] Country Both Male Female
A BMI of ≥ 50 is extreme obesity; As Asian populations develop negative health consequences at a lower BMI than Western populations, some nations have redefined obesity. The Japanese have defined obesity as any BMI greater than 25 [19] while China defines it as any BMI of greater than 28. [20]
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 ...
To calculate BMI, divide your weight in pounds by your height in inches squared, then multiply that result by 703. BMI measurements are divided into four weight categories: Underweight, below 18.5 BMI
People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a person's weight divided by the square of the person's height—is over 30 kg/m 2; the range 25–30 kg/m 2 is defined as overweight. [1] Some East Asian countries use lower values to calculate obesity. [11]
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.