Body Mass NHS Calculator

Metric uses kilograms and centimetres; US uses pounds with feet and inches; UK uses stones and pounds.
Body weight: kilograms (metric), pounds (US) or whole stones (UK).
Only used with UK stones-and-pounds: the pounds part, e.g. 11 st 4 lb is weight 11 and extra pounds 4.
Used when the unit system is metric.
Used when the unit system is US or UK.
The inches part of a feet-and-inches height.
Adult categories apply from age 20. Under 20, BMI must be read against a growth chart instead.
Adult BMI cut-points are the same for men and women; sex is used only for the interpretation notes.
BMI
153.49 kg/m^2
BMI Calculator
Category
Severely obese
Healthy BMI range
18.5 - 24.9
Healthy weight, lower
53.58 kg
Healthy weight, upper
72.11 kg
Healthy weight, lower
118.1 lb
Healthy weight, upper
159.0 lb
Weight to lose (+) or gain (-) to reach the healthy range
372.41 kg
BMI prime (BMI / 25)
6.140
Ponderal index
90.19 kg/m^3
Weight used
444.52 kg
Height used
170.2 cm
Classification table used
NHS adult BMI categories (United Kingdom)
Worked out from World Health Organization - Body mass index (BMI) and the international classification of adult underweight, overweight and obesity and 4 other sources.
That BMI is outside the range the classification tables were built for - check the height and weight entered.
WHO recommends lower action points (23 and 27.5) for people of South Asian, Chinese and other Asian ancestry; switch the classification table if that applies.
BMI is a population screening measure, not a diagnosis. It does not distinguish muscle from fat and is not valid for children and teenagers, during pregnancy, or for highly muscular people. Discuss any weight concern with a clinician.

How this is worked out

5 steps
  1. Weight = 70 st 0.0 lb = 444.521 kg
  2. Height = 170.2 cm = 1.7018 m, so height squared = 2.8961 m^2
  3. BMI = 444.521 / 2.8961 = 153.49 kg/m^2
  4. NHS adult BMI categories (United Kingdom): 153.49 falls in "Severely obese". NHS names 18.5-24.9 the healthy weight range and 40 or over severely obese.
  5. Healthy weight for this height = 18.5 to 24.9 x 2.8961 = 53.58 to 72.11 kg

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