What is 5ft and 188 lbs BMI?

What is BMI for 5ft and 188 lbs?

Answer

BMI for Height 5' and Weight 188 lbs is

36.71

(Obese/Class II)

Healthy weight at 5': 94.8–127.9 lbs

188 lbs is 60.1 lbs above it

WHO adult scale (18+) · not for pregnancy · the same cut-offs for women and men · BMI does not tell muscle from fat

UnderHealthyOverObese

18.5 94.8

25 128

30 153.7

35 179.3

40 204.9

36.71 · 188 lbs

1445

↑ BMI↓ lbs · 5'

188 × 703 ÷ 60² = 132,164 ÷ 3,600 ≈ 36.71

WHO BMI categories (adults)

BMI	Weight at 5', lbs	Weight Category
BMI < 16	< 82	Underweight/Severe thinness
16 ≤ BMI < 17	82–87	Underweight/Moderate thinness
17 ≤ BMI < 18.5	87.1–94.7	Underweight/Mild thinness
18.5 ≤ BMI < 25	94.8–127.9	Normal/Healthy Weight
25 ≤ BMI < 30	128–153.6	Overweight/Pre-obese
30 ≤ BMI < 35	153.7–179.2	Obese/Class I
35 ≤ BMI < 40	179.3–204.8	Obese/Class II
BMI ≥ 40	≥ 204.9	Morbid Obesity/Class III

Weights — on the 0.1 grid the page prints: the first weight that reaches the category and the last before the next.

Screening, not a diagnosis. Children and teenagers 5–19 are read against WHO BMI-for-age; for many Asian populations WHO names lower action points, 23 and 27.5. Who the BMI scale applies to ↗ · sources: WHO, pregnancy — NHS

BMI Table for 5' Height for Man and Woman

Height and Weight	BMI	Category
5' 158 lbs	30.85 → BMI 30.8	Obese/Class I
5' 159 lbs	31.05 → BMI 31	Obese/Class I
5' 160 lbs	31.24	Obese/Class I
5' 161 lbs	31.44	Obese/Class I
5' 162 lbs	31.64	Obese/Class I
5' 164 lbs	32.03	Obese/Class I
5' 165 lbs	32.22	Obese/Class I
5' 167 lbs	32.61	Obese/Class I
5' 170 lbs	33.2	Obese/Class I
5' 174 lbs	33.98	Obese/Class I
5' 175 lbs	34.17	Obese/Class I
5' 176 lbs	34.37	Obese/Class I
5' 180 lbs	35.15 → BMI 35.1	Obese/Class II
5' 185 lbs	36.13 → BMI 36.2	Obese/Class II
5' 187 lbs	36.52 → BMI 36.6	Obese/Class II
5' 188 lbs	36.71 → BMI 36.8	Obese/Class II
5' 190 lbs	37.1	Obese/Class II
5' 192 lbs	37.49 → BMI 37.1	Obese/Class II
5' 193 lbs	37.69 → BMI 38	Obese/Class II
5' 195 lbs	38.08	Obese/Class II
5' 200 lbs	39.06 → BMI 39	Obese/Class II
5' 205 lbs	40.03	Morbid Obesity/Class III
5' 210 lbs	41.01	Morbid Obesity/Class III
5' 212 lbs	41.4 → BMI 41.3	Morbid Obesity/Class III
5' 215 lbs	41.98	Morbid Obesity/Class III
5' 217 lbs	42.38 → BMI 42.5	Morbid Obesity/Class III
5' 220 lbs	42.96	Morbid Obesity/Class III
5' 230 lbs	44.91 → BMI 45	Morbid Obesity/Class III
5' 237 lbs	46.28	Morbid Obesity/Class III
5' 244 lbs	47.65	Morbid Obesity/Class III

Body Mass Index (BMI) for 5' 188 lbs

What is BMI for 5ft and 188 lbs?

WHO BMI categories (adults)

See Also

BMI Table for 5' Height for Man and Woman

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