If you are unable to use the BMI calculator, or if you are interested in how BMI is calculated, this page has the mathematical formulas. You can calculate BMI using either feet, inches, and pounds, or meters, centimeters, and kilogramme.
Conversion 1 cm = 0.3936 inch, 1 kg = 2.20462262 pound.
Metric Formula Body Mass Index can also be calculated using kilogramme and meters (or centimeters).
BMI =
Weight in Kilogramme
(Height in Meters) x (Height in Meters)
or
BMI = (
Weight in Kilogramme
(Height in centimeters) x (Height in centimeters)
) x 10,000
For example, a person who weighs
99.79 Kilogramme and is
1.905 Meters (190.50 centimeters)
tall
has a BMI of 27.5.
99.79 Kg
(1.905 m) x (1.905 m)
= 27.5
English Formula Body Mass Index can be calculated using pounds and inches with this equation
BMI = (
Weight in Pounds
(Height in inches) x (Height in inches)
) x 703
For example, a person who weighs 220 pounds and is 6 feet 3 inches tall has a BMI of 27.5.
