Enter your weight and height using standard or metric measures. Body mass index bmi uses weight and height to estimate body fat. Bmi provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. This calculator provides bmi and the corresponding weight category. 60 inches equals 15 meters 60 x 0025. Determining your waist to height ratio and associated health risks coffee break.
Body mass index bmi is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. Use this calculator for adults 20 years old and older. First you must have measurements all in metric or all in imperial. Then your weight divided by your height would be 40 kg225 m² equals 177. Then square that number for your height so 15 x 15 225. Your bmi is 185 to 249.
The chart below shows examples of body mass indexes. Your bmi is 25 to 299. That is your bmi. A textbook of body measurement for sports and health courses unsw press 1996. Select compute bmi and your bmi will appear below. A high bmi and large waist size may signal an increased risk of heart disease.
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