Ideal Weight for 153 cm Male in kg

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What is the Ideal Weight for 153 cm Male in kg?

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For 153 cm Male
Ideal Weight: 50.5 kg
Healthy Weight Range: 43.3 kg - 58.5 kg

153 cm ≈ 5 ft 0 in · Devine formula (1974), adults · healthy range: 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 at this height (WHO) · not for pregnancy, children or athletes

UnderHealthyOverObese
18.5 43.3
25 58.6
30 70.3
35 82
40 93.7
Devine 50.5 kg · BMI 21.57
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50 + 2.3 × (60.24 − 60) ≈ 50.5 kg

60.24 in ≈ 153 cm ÷ 2.54 · 2.3 kg per inch over 5 ft (60 in)

marker: BMI of the Devine weight · category by BMI rounded to 0.01

WHO BMI categories (adults)

BMIWeight at 153 cm, kgWeight Category
BMI < 16< 37.5Underweight/Severe thinness
16 ≤ BMI < 1737.5–39.7Underweight/Moderate thinness
17 ≤ BMI < 18.539.8–43.2Underweight/Mild thinness
18.5 ≤ BMI < 2543.3–58.5Normal/Healthy Weight
25 ≤ BMI < 3058.6–70.2Overweight/Pre-obese
30 ≤ BMI < 3570.3–81.9Obese/Class I
35 ≤ BMI < 4082–93.6Obese/Class II
BMI ≥ 40≥ 93.7Morbid 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; BMI is rounded to 0.01 before it is classified.

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

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FAQ

What is the Ideal Weight for 153 cm Male in kg?

For 153 cm Male Ideal Weight: 50.5 kg Healthy Weight Range: 43.3 kg - 58.5 kg

What is the normal/healthy weight range for 153 cm male?

The normal/healthy weight range for 153 cm male is 43.3 kg - 58.5 kg.

How is the ideal weight of 50.5 kg for 153 cm calculated?

By the Devine formula (1974): it starts from 50 kg for a man and adds 2.3 kg for every inch above 5 feet. 153 cm ≈ 60.24 inches, 0.24 of them above the 60-inch mark: 50 + 2.3 × 0.24 ≈ 50.5 kg. Below 5 feet (152.4 cm) this calculator sets the surcharge to zero and keeps the base weight.

Why do the ideal weight and the healthy range give different answers?

They are two different models. The range 43.3 kg - 58.5 kg is the band 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 applied to 153 cm, while the ideal weight 50.5 kg is a single point from the Devine formula and corresponds to a BMI of 21.57. The formula knows nothing about age, frame size or muscle, so its point need not sit in the middle of the range.