calculate the Body Mass Index of height 157 cm and weight 52 kg
Answers
Given:
Height - 157cm and weight - 52kg
To find:
BMI or Body Mass Index
Solution:
BMI = weight (kg)/height^2 (m)
157 cm = x m
100cm = 1m
x = 157/100
x = 1.57 m
BMI = 52/1.57^2
= 52/2.4649
= 21.09 which means a healthy person.
Extra Information:
1. BMI is a measurement of a person's health by using height and weight of a particular person.
2. The below one is the chart for the result of the BMI
Category - BMI range - kg/m2
Severe Thinness - < 16
Moderate Thinness - 16 - 17
Mild Thinness - 17 - 18.5
Normal - 18.5 - 25
Overweight - 25 - 30
Obese Class I - 30 - 35
Obese Class II - 35 - 40
Obese Class III - > 40
Given:
Height - 157cm and weight - 52kg
To find:
BMI or Body Mass Index
Solution:
BMI = weight (kg)/height^2 (m)
157 cm = x m
100cm = 1m
x = 157/100
x = 1.57 m
BMI = 52/1.57^2
= 52/2.4649
= 21.09 which means a healthy person.
Extra Information:
1. BMI is a measurement of a person's health by using height and weight of a particular person.
2. The below one is the chart for the result of the BMI
Category - BMI range - kg/m2
Severe Thinness - < 16
Moderate Thinness - 16 - 17
Mild Thinness - 17 - 18.5
Normal - 18.5 - 25
Overweight - 25 - 30
Obese Class I - 30 - 35
Obese Class II - 35 - 40
Obese Class III - > 40