Calculate Your Body Mass Index (BMI) |
Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is a relationship between your height and weight. When your BMI is computed, a value is assigned, which is a relationship or ratio comparing
|
How the Calculator Works
|
| Your weight is converted into kilograms and then divided by the square of your height, measured in meters. For example, if your height is 1.80 meters and you weigh 69.5 kilograms
|
What is the Significance of Your BMI? |
| Individuals with BMIs between 19 and 22 live longest. People with BMIs above 25 have noticeably higher death rates. A BMI over 40 is considered clinically severe obesity. Surgery should be considered for patients with a BMI over 35 when co-morbid conditions are present. |
| BMI Table | |
|---|---|
| Index | Classification |
| Under 16 | Anorexic |
| Btwn 16 and 20 | Thin |
| Btwn 21 and 25 | Ideal |
| Btwn 26 and 30 | Moderately Overweight |
| Btwn 31 and 35 | Overweight |
| Btwn 36 and 39 | Very Obese |
| Over 40 | Morbidly Obese |
BMI Calculator
|
