DESIRABLE BODY WEIGHT


Height
without shoes
(m)		 MEN
Weight without
clothes (kg)		 WOMEN
Weight without
clothes (kg)
Acceptable
weight range		 Acceptable
weight range
1.45   42-53
1.48   42-54
1.50   43-55
1.52   44-57
1.54   44-58
1.56   45-58
1.58 51-64 46-59
1.60 52-65 48-61
1.62 53-66 49-62
1.64 54-67 50-64
1.66 55-69 51-65
1.68 56-71 52-66
1.70 58-73 53-67
1.72 59-74 55-69
1.74 60-75 56-70
1.76 62-77 58-72
1.78 64-79 59-74
1.80 65-80  
1.82 66-82  
1.84 67-84  
1.86 69-86  
1.88 71-88  
1.90 73-90  
1.92 75-93  
Body Mass Index 20.1-25.0 18.7-23.8


Note: Body Mass Index = Weight in kg: height in metres2
The minimum level for diagnosing obesity is taken as 20% above the upper limit of the acceptable weight range.

 

 

 

 

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