Ideal Weight for 157 cm Male in kg

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What is the Ideal Weight for 157 cm Male in kg?

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For 157 cm Male
Ideal Weight: 54.2 kg
Healthy Weight Range: 45.6 kg - 61.6 kg

157 cm ≈ 5 ft 2 in · Devine formula (1974), adults · healthy range: 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 at this height (WHO) · not for pregnancy, children or athletes

UnderHealthyOverObese
18.5 45.6
25 61.7
30 74
35 86.3
40 98.6
Devine 54.2 kg · BMI 21.99
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↑ BMI↓ kg · 157 cm
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50 + 2.3 × (61.81 − 60) ≈ 54.2 kg

61.81 in ≈ 157 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 157 cm, kgWeight Category
BMI < 16< 39.5Underweight/Severe thinness
16 ≤ BMI < 1739.5–41.8Underweight/Moderate thinness
17 ≤ BMI < 18.541.9–45.5Underweight/Mild thinness
18.5 ≤ BMI < 2545.6–61.6Normal/Healthy Weight
25 ≤ BMI < 3061.7–73.9Overweight/Pre-obese
30 ≤ BMI < 3574–86.2Obese/Class I
35 ≤ BMI < 4086.3–98.5Obese/Class II
BMI ≥ 40≥ 98.6Morbid 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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Ideal Male Weight Based on Height

HeightHealthy Weight RangeIdeal Weight
142 cm37.3 kg - 50.3 kg50 kg
143 cm37.9 kg - 51.1 kg50 kg
144 cm38.4 kg - 51.8 kg50 kg
145 cm38.9 kg - 52.5 kg50 kg
146 cm39.5 kg - 53.2 kg50 kg
147 cm40 kg - 54 kg50 kg
148 cm40.6 kg - 54.7 kg50 kg
149 cm41.1 kg - 55.4 kg50 kg
150 cm41.7 kg - 56.2 kg50 kg
151 cm42.2 kg - 56.9 kg50 kg
152 cm42.8 kg - 57.7 kg50 kg
153 cm43.3 kg - 58.5 kg50.5 kg
154 cm43.9 kg - 59.2 kg51.4 kg
155 cm44.5 kg - 60 kg52.4 kg
156 cm45.1 kg - 60.8 kg53.3 kg
157 cm45.6 kg - 61.6 kg54.2 kg
158 cm46.2 kg - 62.3 kg55.1 kg
159 cm46.8 kg - 63.1 kg56 kg
160 cm47.4 kg - 63.9 kg56.9 kg
161 cm48 kg - 64.7 kg57.8 kg
162 cm48.6 kg - 65.5 kg58.7 kg
163 cm49.2 kg - 66.4 kg59.6 kg
164 cm49.8 kg - 67.2 kg60.5 kg
165 cm50.4 kg - 68 kg61.4 kg
166 cm51 kg - 68.8 kg62.3 kg
167 cm51.6 kg - 69.7 kg63.2 kg
168 cm52.3 kg - 70.5 kg64.1 kg
169 cm52.9 kg - 71.3 kg65 kg
170 cm53.5 kg - 72.2 kg65.9 kg
171 cm54.1 kg - 73 kg66.8 kg

FAQ

What is the Ideal Weight for 157 cm Male in kg?

For 157 cm Male Ideal Weight: 54.2 kg Healthy Weight Range: 45.6 kg - 61.6 kg

What is the normal/healthy weight range for 157 cm male?

The normal/healthy weight range for 157 cm male is 45.6 kg - 61.6 kg.

How is the ideal weight of 54.2 kg for 157 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. 157 cm ≈ 61.81 inches, 1.81 of them above the 60-inch mark: 50 + 2.3 × 1.81 ≈ 54.2 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 45.6 kg - 61.6 kg is the band 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 applied to 157 cm, while the ideal weight 54.2 kg is a single point from the Devine formula and corresponds to a BMI of 21.99. The formula knows nothing about age, frame size or muscle, so its point need not sit in the middle of the range.

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