Summary Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics

,Adult BMI ready reckoner*
Height (m)
1.36
1.40
1.44
1.48
1.52
1.56
1.60
1.64
1.68
1.72
1.76
1.80
1.84
1.88
1.92
1.96
2.00
125 68 64 60 57 54 51 49 46 44 42 40 39 37 35 34 33 31
123 67 63 59 56 53 51 48 46 44 42 40 38 36 35 33 32 31
121 65 62 58 55 52 50 47 45 43 41 39 37 36 34 33 31 30
119 64 61 57 54 52 49 46 44 42 40 38 37 35 34 32 31 30
117 63 60 56 53 51 48 46 44 41 40 38 36 35 33 32 30 29
115 62 59 55 53 50 47 45 43 41 39 37 35 34 33 31 30 29
113 61 58 54 52 49 46 44 42 40 38 36 35 33 32 31 29 28
111 60 57 54 51 48 46 43 41 39 38 36 34 33 31 30 29 28
109 59 56 53 50 47 45 43 41 39 37 35 34 32 31 30 28 27
107 58 55 52 49 46 44 42 40 38 36 35 33 32 30 29 28 27
105 57 54 51 48 45 43 41 39 37 35 34 32 31 30 28 27 26
103 56 53 50 47 45 42 40 38 36 35 33 32 30 29 28 27 26
101 55 52 49 46 44 42 39 38 36 34 33 31 30 29 27 26 25
99 54 51 48 45 43 41 39 37 35 33 32 31 29 28 27 26 25
97 52 49 47 44 42 40 38 36 34 33 31 30 28 27 26 25 24
95 51 48 46 43 41 39 37 35 34 32 31 29 28 27 26 25 24
93 50 47 45 42 40 38 36 35 33 31 30 29 27 26 25 24 23
91 49 46 44 42 39 37 36 34 32 31 29 28 27 26 25 24 23
89 48 45 43 41 39 37 35 33 32 30 29 27 26 25 24 23 22
87 47 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 31 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22
Weight (kg)




85 46 43 41 39 37 35 33 32 30 29 27 26 25 24 23 22 21
83 45 42 40 38 36 34 32 31 29 28 27 26 25 23 23 22 21
81 44 41 39 37 35 33 32 30 29 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20
79 43 40 38 36 34 32 31 29 28 27 26 24 23 22 21 21 20
77 42 39 37 35 33 32 30 29 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19
75 41 38 36 34 32 31 29 28 27 25 24 23 22 21 20 20 19
73 39 37 35 33 32 30 29 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18
71 38 36 34 32 31 29 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 18
69 37 35 33 32 30 28 27 26 24 23 22 21 20 20 19 18 17
67 36 34 32 31 29 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 17
65 35 33 31 30 28 27 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 17 16
63 34 32 30 29 27 26 25 23 22 21 20 19 19 18 17 16 16
61 33 31 29 28 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 17 16 15
59 32 30 28 27 26 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 17 16 15 15
57 31 29 27 26 25 23 22 21 20 19 18 18 17 16 15 15 14
55 30 28 27 25 24 23 21 20 19 19 18 17 16 16 15 14 14
53 29 27 26 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 16 15 14 14 13
51 28 26 25 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 16 15 14 14 13 13
49 26 25 24 22 21 20 19 18 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 13 12
47 25 24 23 21 20 19 18 17 17 16 15 15 14 13 13 12 12
45 24 23 22 21 19 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 11
43 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 11 11


BMI <18.5 – underweight BMI 30–39.9 – obese
BMI 18.5–24.9 – acceptable weight BMI >= 40 – morbid obesity
BMI 25–29.9 – overweight



*
Reproduced from Simon et al, Oxford Handbook of General Practice 2e. By permission of Oxford
University Press.

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