Dr. Richard Wilkenfeld
8000 Hwy 242, Suite 123
Conroe, TX 77385
936-321-2263
 
Height feet
inches
Weight   pounds
Your BMI
 
  Index Level of Health Risk
   
  less than 19   Minimal / Low
  19 to 25   Minimal / Low
  25 to 30   Increased / High
  31 to 40   High / Very High
  41 and up   Extremely High
 
The BMI classification and health risk information provided above are based on Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults published by National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, in 1998. Health risk mentioned here includes disease risk for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.

Ideal body weight is associated with the lowest death rate in insured populations and is taken from the 1983 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company tables.

Please note that the BMI does not distinguish between excess fat and muscle. It is possible for a heavily muscled individual to have a BMI in excess of 25 without increased health risks.

If your BMI (your weight in relation to your height) is below 19, you may be below the safety minimum.