BMI of a 5′ 4″, 164 Pound Person

What is the BMI of a man or woman who weighs 164 pounds and is 5 foot 4 inches tall?

BMI = 28.15

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 28.15

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

Age Male Female 18 21.7% 32.5% 19 22.0% 32.8% 20 22.2% 33.0% 21 22.4% 33.2% 22 22.6% 33.4% 23 22.9% 33.7% 24 23.1% 33.9% 25 23.3% 34.1% 26 23.6% 34.4% 27 23.8% 34.6%Age Male Female 28 24.0% 34.8% 29 24.3% 35.1% 30 24.5% 35.3% 31 24.7% 35.5% 32 24.9% 35.7% 33 25.2% 36.0% 34 25.4% 36.2% 35 25.6% 36.4% 36 25.9% 36.7% 37 26.1% 36.9%Age Male Female 38 26.3% 37.1% 39 26.6% 37.4% 40 26.8% 37.6% 41 27.0% 37.8% 42 27.2% 38.0% 43 27.5% 38.3% 44 27.7% 38.5% 45 27.9% 38.7% 46 28.2% 39.0% 47 28.4% 39.2%Age Male Female 48 28.6% 39.4% 49 28.9% 39.7% 50 29.1% 39.9% 51 29.3% 40.1% 52 29.5% 40.3% 53 29.8% 40.6% 54 30.0% 40.8% 55 30.2% 41.0%

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