BMI of a 5′ 3″, 130 Pound Person

What is the BMI of a man or woman who weighs 130 pounds and is 5 foot 3 inches tall?

BMI = 23.03

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 23.03

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

Age Male Female 18 15.6% 26.4% 19 15.8% 26.6% 20 16.0% 26.8% 21 16.3% 27.1% 22 16.5% 27.3% 23 16.7% 27.5% 24 17.0% 27.8% 25 17.2% 28.0% 26 17.4% 28.2% 27 17.6% 28.4%Age Male Female 28 17.9% 28.7% 29 18.1% 28.9% 30 18.3% 29.1% 31 18.6% 29.4% 32 18.8% 29.6% 33 19.0% 29.8% 34 19.3% 30.1% 35 19.5% 30.3% 36 19.7% 30.5% 37 19.9% 30.7%Age Male Female 38 20.2% 31.0% 39 20.4% 31.2% 40 20.6% 31.4% 41 20.9% 31.7% 42 21.1% 31.9% 43 21.3% 32.1% 44 21.6% 32.4% 45 21.8% 32.6% 46 22.0% 32.8% 47 22.2% 33.0%Age Male Female 48 22.5% 33.3% 49 22.7% 33.5% 50 22.9% 33.7% 51 23.2% 34.0% 52 23.4% 34.2% 53 23.6% 34.4% 54 23.9% 34.7% 55 24.1% 34.9%

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