A widely used set of reference bmi values is that developed by three doctors must a. A good indicator of how much fat you carry is the body mass index bmi. A male at a similar height to a female should weigh about 10 20 heavier. Determining how much you should weigh is not a simple matter of looking at a height weight chart but includes considering the amount of bone muscle and fat in your bodys composition. Rationale is that bmi correctly captures the relationship between weight and height which implies that the slope of log weight regressed on log height is 2. Divide your weight in kilograms by the number you obtained.
The two primary parameters that impact your health your height and weight are co related using height and weight charts. Many studies have found this relationship. Theres a strong correlation between height and weight. Your weight is 65kg. Height and weight chart. The amount of fat is the critical measurement.
This ratio of weight to height is known as the body mass index bmi. People who are overweight bmi of 25299 have too much body weight for their height. According to the national institutes of health nih. In general weight increases as the cube of the increase in height. The analysis included 72 subgroups. In other words a 10 increase in height is tied to a 31 increase in weight.
Your height is 170cm. For adults a healthy weight is defined as the appropriate body weight in relation to height. Check your height to weight ratio using our approximate optimum average height to weight ratio chart guide below. The standard has been defined by the medical profession on the basis of a variety of reference percentiles based on body mass index bmi in various populations. You may also be interested in our chart showing the average height of men and women by country. People who are obese bmi of 30 or above almost always have a large amount of body fat in relation to their height.
Overweight refers to increased body weight in relation to height beyond the accepted standard. It sets the standards for you to determine if your height and weight are in harmony mirroring the state of your health. 17 17 225. Square your height in meters. We examined the weight height relationship in 25 diverse population samples of men and women from the us europe and asia. If you use the stonespounds measurement system you can use our chart to convert stones to pounds andor kilograms.
The taller the person the more muscle mass and body fat they have which results in more weight. It measures a persons weight in relation to their height. A bmi of less than 185 means that a person is underweight.