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bmi calculator: Calculate your Body-Mass Index in feet and inches
Your body-mass index ("BMI") measures your height/weight ratio. It is your weight in pounds divided by the square of your height in feet and inches.
If your results are 40 or above, you may be considered Clinically Severe Obese. A score between 35-40 places you at significant risk. Healthy BMI scores fall below 25. These numbers are starting points. If you have other high-risk health factors, your BMI numbers are only part of the puzzle. The LiveLiteLA healthcare personnel can help you interpret all of your risk factors.
No matter what your results, we're here to help. Remember, information is power and gaining the right kind of information is critical to taking your first step toward weight loss.
This is the American version of the calculation. Enter your height
(in feet and inches) and weight (in pounds) in the boxes below, and then click "calculate".
Note: your browser must support Javascript, or this will not work.
Also note: if you are exactly 5 feet or 6 feet tall, put a 0 in the
inches box. The result is "infinity" if you leave the inches box empty.
Calculate your Body-Mass Index in metric
Your body-mass index ("BMI") measures your height/weight ratio. Compute it by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters.
For instance, if your height is 1.82 meters, the divisor of the calculation will be (1.82 * 1.82) = 3.3124. If your weight is 70.5 kilograms, then your BMI is 21.3 (70.5 / 3.3124).
People with BMI's between 19 and 22 live longest. Death rates are noticeably higher for people with indexes 25 and above.
To figure your BMI, enter your height and weight in the boxes below, and then click "calculate". This is the metric version of the calculation. because you must enter your height in meters, and your weight in kilograms.
Note: your browser must support Javascript, or this will not work.
