What is 172 cm and 85 kg BMI?

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What is BMI for male and female with height 172cm and weight 85kg?

Answer: BMI for Height 172 cm and Weight 85 kg is

28.73

(Overweight/Pre-obese)

16

17

18.5

25

30

35

40

28.73

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Suggested^* Healthy Weight Range for Height 172 cm is

54.7 kg — 74 kg

Weight 85 kg is 11.04 kg more than Healthy Zone Range for Height 172 cm, so you need to lose at least 11.04 kg

^*according to The World Health Organization (WHO)

How to Calculate BMI

BMI Formula: BMI = weight_kg ÷ (height_m)²

According to Body Mass Index (BMI) Formula if you want to calculate BMI for Weight 85 kg and Height 172 cm you have to divide Weight by squared Height in meters (172 cm = 1.72 m)

Here is the complete solution:

85_kg ÷ (1.72_m)²

=

85 ÷ 2.9584

=

28.73

BMI Table

For adults over the age of 20 years, BMI values are grouped^* into the following weight status categories:

BMI	Weight Category
< 16	Underweight/Severe thinness
16 - 16.9	Underweight/Moderate thinness
17 - 18.4	Underweight/Mild thinness
18.5 - 24.9	Normal/Healthy Weight
25 - 29.9	Overweight/Pre-obese
30 - 34.9	Obese/Class I
35 - 39.9	Obese/Class II
≥ 40	Morbid Obesity/Class III

^*according to The World Health Organization (WHO)

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This calculator will help you to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) for a given weight (kg) and height (cm). For example, it can help you find out what is BMI for male and female with height 172cm and weight 85kg? (The answer is: 28.73). Enter height (e.g. 172 cm) and weight (e.g. 85 kg) and hit the 'Calculate' button.

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BMI Table for 172 cm Height for Man and Woman

Height and Weight	BMI	Category
172 cm 70 kg	23.7	Normal/Healthy Weight
172 cm 71 kg	24	Normal/Healthy Weight
172 cm 72 kg	24.3	Normal/Healthy Weight
172 cm 73 kg	24.7	Normal/Healthy Weight
172 cm 74 kg	25	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 75 kg	25.4	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 76 kg	25.7	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 77 kg	26	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 78 kg	26.4	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 79 kg	26.7	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 80 kg	27	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 81 kg	27.4	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 82 kg	27.7	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 83 kg	28.1	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 84 kg	28.4	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 85 kg	28.7	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 86 kg	29.1	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 87 kg	29.4	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 88 kg	29.8	Overweight/Pre-obese
172 cm 89 kg	30.1	Obese/Class I
172 cm 90 kg	30.4	Obese/Class I
172 cm 91 kg	30.8	Obese/Class I
172 cm 92 kg	31.1	Obese/Class I
172 cm 93 kg	31.4	Obese/Class I
172 cm 94 kg	31.8	Obese/Class I
172 cm 95 kg	32.1	Obese/Class I
172 cm 96 kg	32.5	Obese/Class I
172 cm 97 kg	32.8	Obese/Class I
172 cm 98 kg	33.1	Obese/Class I
172 cm 99 kg	33.5	Obese/Class I

Body Mass Index (BMI) for 172 cm and 85 kg

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