BMI of a 6′ 3″, 280 Pound Person

What is the BMI of a man or woman who weighs 280 pounds and is 6 foot 3 inches tall?

BMI = 35.00

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 35.00

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

Age Male Female 18 29.9% 40.7% 19 30.2% 41.0% 20 30.4% 41.2% 21 30.6% 41.4% 22 30.9% 41.7% 23 31.1% 41.9% 24 31.3% 42.1% 25 31.6% 42.4% 26 31.8% 42.6% 27 32.0% 42.8%Age Male Female 28 32.2% 43.0% 29 32.5% 43.3% 30 32.7% 43.5% 31 32.9% 43.7% 32 33.2% 44.0% 33 33.4% 44.2% 34 33.6% 44.4% 35 33.9% 44.7% 36 34.1% 44.9% 37 34.3% 45.1%Age Male Female 38 34.5% 45.3% 39 34.8% 45.6% 40 35.0% 45.8% 41 35.2% 46.0% 42 35.5% 46.3% 43 35.7% 46.5% 44 35.9% 46.7% 45 36.2% 47.0% 46 36.4% 47.2% 47 36.6% 47.4%Age Male Female 48 36.8% 47.6% 49 37.1% 47.9% 50 37.3% 48.1% 51 37.5% 48.3% 52 37.8% 48.6% 53 38.0% 48.8% 54 38.2% 49.0% 55 38.5% 49.3%

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