Its about a lifestyle that includes healthy eating regular physical activity and balancing the number of calories you consume with the number of calories your body uses. Stature for age percentile. Because height is commonly measured in centimeters divide height in centimeters by 100 to obtain height in meters. Because of possible rounding errors in age weight and height the results from this calculator may differ slightly from bmi for age percentiles calculated by other programs. Or determine your bmi by finding your height and weight in this bmi index chart external icon. Use this calculator for adults 20 years old and older.
Maintaining a healthy weight may reduce the risk of chronic diseases associated with overweight and obesity. Bmi is a persons weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. Pediatric growth charts have been used by pediatricians nurses and parents to track the growth of infants children and adolescents in the united states since 1977. The clinical growth charts for infant length for age and infant weight for age were revised to improve the appearance of the scale for inches on the length charts by extending the indicators at ½ inch increments and enhancing alignment of the english with the metric scales on both the length and weight scales. With the metric system the formula for bmi is weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. A high bmi can indicate high body fatness and a low bmi can indicate too low body fatness.
68 165 2 2498. Your bmi is indicating your weight is in the category for adults of your height. This calculator provides body mass index bmi and the corresponding bmi for age percentile based on cdc growth charts for children and teens ages 2 through 19 years. National center for health statistics nchs. The key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight isnt about short term dietary changes. To calculate your bmi see the bmi calculator.
This calculator is based on the united states center for disease control cdc infant charts. The percentile shows how your childs weight compares to other children. Weight length who 0 2 years weight height who 2 5 years head circumference age who 0 5 years chinese growth charts. For your height a normal weight range would be from to pounds. This calculator provides bmi and the corresponding bmi for age percentile on a cdc bmi for age growth chart. Cdc child and teen bmi calculator widget add this widget to your web site.
Centers for disease control and prevention cdc. This calculator provides your childs weight percentile based on age. These charts are intended for babies and toddlers with an age of 0 3 years. Weight kg height m 2. Children growth chart calculator cdc 2 20 years. This calculator provides bmi and the corresponding weight category.
Weight 68 kg height 165 cm 165 m calculation. Growth charts consist of a series of percentile curves that illustrate the distribution of selected body measurements in children.