BMI of a 6′ 3″, 185 Pound Person

What is the BMI of a man or woman who weighs 185 pounds and is 6 foot 3 inches tall?

BMI = 23.12

Note: BMI is the same for men and women.

Am I Overweight?

Here are the BMI standards as set by the World Heath Organization:

BMICategory < 18.5Underweight 18.5 - 25Healthy Weight 25 - 30Overweight > 30Obese

In the United States, the average BMI for adults is 28.8.

BMI Formula

Metric
BMI = kg / m2

Imperial
BMI = (lbs * 0.45359237) / (inches * 0.0254)2

Simplified
BMI = 703 * lbs / inches2

Is BMI Worth Using?

Body Mass Index is a very simplistic method of determining whether a person is overweight. It does not taken into account a person's frame, gender, or muscularity. Furthermore, at least one study has suggested that slightly overweight people may live longer than people in the "normal" range.

Nevertheless, BMI is highly correlated with body fat % and is a decent enough yardstick of a healthy weight.

Body fat estimates for a person with a BMI of 23.12

These are rough estimates based on a formula, and do not reflect differences in muscularity, body types, etc...

Age Male Female 18 15.7% 26.5% 19 15.9% 26.7% 20 16.1% 26.9% 21 16.4% 27.2% 22 16.6% 27.4% 23 16.8% 27.6% 24 17.1% 27.9% 25 17.3% 28.1% 26 17.5% 28.3% 27 17.8% 28.6%Age Male Female 28 18.0% 28.8% 29 18.2% 29.0% 30 18.4% 29.2% 31 18.7% 29.5% 32 18.9% 29.7% 33 19.1% 29.9% 34 19.4% 30.2% 35 19.6% 30.4% 36 19.8% 30.6% 37 20.1% 30.9%Age Male Female 38 20.3% 31.1% 39 20.5% 31.3% 40 20.7% 31.5% 41 21.0% 31.8% 42 21.2% 32.0% 43 21.4% 32.2% 44 21.7% 32.5% 45 21.9% 32.7% 46 22.1% 32.9% 47 22.4% 33.2%Age Male Female 48 22.6% 33.4% 49 22.8% 33.6% 50 23.0% 33.8% 51 23.3% 34.1% 52 23.5% 34.3% 53 23.7% 34.5% 54 24.0% 34.8% 55 24.2% 35.0%

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