Ideal Weight for 158 cm Male in kg

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What is the Ideal Weight for 158 cm Male in kg?

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For 158 cm Male
Ideal Weight: 55.1 kg
Healthy Weight Range: 46.2 kg - 62.3 kg

158 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 46.2
25 62.4
30 74.9
35 87.4
40 99.9
Devine 55.1 kg · BMI 22.07
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50 + 2.3 × (62.2 − 60) ≈ 55.1 kg

62.2 in ≈ 158 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 158 cm, kgWeight Category
BMI < 16< 40Underweight/Severe thinness
16 ≤ BMI < 1740–42.4Underweight/Moderate thinness
17 ≤ BMI < 18.542.5–46.1Underweight/Mild thinness
18.5 ≤ BMI < 2546.2–62.3Normal/Healthy Weight
25 ≤ BMI < 3062.4–74.8Overweight/Pre-obese
30 ≤ BMI < 3574.9–87.3Obese/Class I
35 ≤ BMI < 4087.4–99.8Obese/Class II
BMI ≥ 40≥ 99.9Morbid 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
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
172 cm54.8 kg - 73.9 kg67.7 kg

FAQ

What is the Ideal Weight for 158 cm Male in kg?

For 158 cm Male Ideal Weight: 55.1 kg Healthy Weight Range: 46.2 kg - 62.3 kg

What is the normal/healthy weight range for 158 cm male?

The normal/healthy weight range for 158 cm male is 46.2 kg - 62.3 kg.

How is the ideal weight of 55.1 kg for 158 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. 158 cm ≈ 62.2 inches, 2.2 of them above the 60-inch mark: 50 + 2.3 × 2.2 ≈ 55.1 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 46.2 kg - 62.3 kg is the band 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 applied to 158 cm, while the ideal weight 55.1 kg is a single point from the Devine formula and corresponds to a BMI of 22.07. 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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