BMI and the weight height tables

Rick — Sat, 21 May 2011 10:41:50 +0000

BMI is used with the weight-height tables (of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company) to come up with the approximate estimates of desirable ranges of weight. The tables ascribe an array of weights for a particular height. You can check the table for your desirable BMI. For example, a woman of 5 ft, 3 in (1.6 m) height has a desirable range of 117 and 154 lb (53 to 70 kg) – an average of 62 kg (137 lb). A man who is 5 ft, 9 in (1.8 m) has a desirable weight range between 146 and 183 lb (66 to 83 kg) – an average of 165 lb (75 kg).

Following is the BMI Table

BODY MASS INDEX TABLEHeight (ft, in)

Weight (lb)	4’10”	5’0”	5’2”	5’4”	5’6”	5’8”	5’10”	6’0”	6’2”
125	26	24	23	22	20	19	18	17	16
130	27	25	24	22	21	20	19	18	17
135	28	26	25	23	22	21	19	18	17
140	29	27	26	24	23	21	20	19	18
145	30	28	27	25	23	22	21	20	19
150	31	29	27	26	24	23	22	20	19
155	32	30	28	27	25	24	22	21	20
160	34	31	29	28	26	24	23	22	21
165	35	32	30	28	27	25	24	22	21
170	36	33	31	29	28	26	24	23	22
175	37	34	32	30	28	27	25	24	23
180	38	35	33	31	29	27	26	25	23
185	39	36	34	32	30	28	27	25	24
190	40	37	35	33	31	29	27	26	24
195	41	38	36	34	32	30	28	27	25
200	42	39	37	34	32	30	29	27	26
205	43	40	38	35	33	31	29	28	26
210	44	41	38	36	34	32	30	29	27
215	45	42	39	37	35	33	31	29	28
220	46	43	40	38	36	34	32	30	28
225	47	44	41	39	36	34	32	31	29
230	48	45	42	40	37	35	33	31	30

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BMI and the weight height tables