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Body Mass Index or "BMI"

 

Morbid Obesity

  • Body Mass Index, or BMI, over 35%.  BMI  uses your height and weight values to determine whether you are at risk for weight-related health problems. The lower your BMI, the lower your risk for health problems
  • or 100 pounds overweight
  • or weight greater than 200% of desirable weight

Repeated failure of dietary control or inability to adhere to dietary methods.

Stable adult life pattern.

Absence of serious heart disease, inflammatory bowel disease or significant hepatic (liver) or renal (kidney) function.

Absence of endocrine (glandular) causes for obesity.

Willingness of patient to cooperate in follow-up.

 

 

High Range BMI Chart

 

WEIGHT (lbs.)
HEIGHT 255 260 265 270 275 280 285 290 295 300 305 310 315 320 325 330 335 340 345 350 355 360 365 370 375 380 385 390 395 400
5'0" 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78
5'1" 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
5'2" 47 48 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 70 71 72 73
5'3" 45 46 47 48 49 50 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 66 67 68 69 70 71
5'4" 44 45 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 64 65 66 67 68 69
5'5" 42 43 44 45 46 47 47 48 49 50 51 52 52 53 54 55 56 57 57 58 59 60 61 62 62 63 64 65 66 67
5'6" 41 42 43 44 44 45 46 47 48 48 49 50 51 52 52 53 54 55 56 56 57 58 59 60 61 61 62 63 64 65
5'7" 40 41 42 42 43 44 45 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 51 52 52 53 54 55 56 56 57 58 59 60 60 61 62 63
5'8" 39 40 40 41 42 43 43 44 45 46 46 47 48 49 49 50 51 52 52 53 54 55 55 56 57 58 59 59 60 61
5'9" 38 38 39 40 41 41 42 43 44 44 45 46 47 47 48 49 49 50 51 52 52 53 54 55 55 56 57 58 58 59
5'10" 37 37 38 39 39 40 41 42 42 43 44 44 45 46 47 47 48 49 50 50 51 52 52 53 54 55 55 56 57 57
5'11" 36 36 37 38 38 39 40 40 41 42 43 43 44 45 45 46 47 47 48 49 50 50 51 52 52 53 54 54 55 56
6'0" 35 35 36 37 37 38 39 39 40 41 41 42 43 43 44 45 45 46 47 47 48 49 50 50 51 52 52 53 54 54
6'1" 34 34 35 36 36 37 38 38 39 40 40 41 42 42 43 44 44 45 46 46 47 47 48 49 49 50 51 51 52 53
6'2" 33 33 34 35 35 36 37 37 38 39 39 40 40 41 42 42 43 44 44 45 46 46 47 48 48 49 49 50 51 51
6'3" 32 32 33 34 34 35 36 36 37 37 38 39 39 40 41 41 42 42 43 44 44 45 46 46 47 47 48 49 49 50
6'4" 31 32 32 33 33 34 35 35 36 37 37 38 38 39 40 40 41 41 42 43 43 44 44 45 46 46 47 47 48 49

 

Low Range BMI Chart

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  WEIGHT (lbs.)
HEIGHT 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 205 210 215 220 225 230 235 240 245 250
5'0" 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
5'1" 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 43 44 45 46 47
5'2" 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
5'3" 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 43 44
5'4" 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 39 40 41 42 43
5'5" 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 32 32 33 34 35 36 37 37 38 39 40 41 42
5'6" 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 35 36 36 37 38 39 40 40
5'7" 16 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 34 34 35 36 37 38 38 39
5'8" 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 33 33 34 35 36 36 37 38
5'9" 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 32 33 34 35 35 36 37
5'10" 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 29 30 31 32 32 33 34 34 35 36
5'11" 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 31 32 33 33 34 35
6'0" 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 31 32 33 33 34
6'1" 13 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 28 28 29 30 30 31 32 32 33
6'2" 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 28 28 29 30 30 31 31 32
6'3" 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 27 28 29 29 30 31 31
6'4" 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 23 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 27 28 29 29 30