The BMI calculator uses Standard or Metric measures and is available in English or Spanish. The BMI Calculator is an easy-to-use online tool to help you estimate your adult patients' body fat. For more information about BMI percentile and growth charts for children, visit the CDC's Child and Teen BMI and NHLBI's We Can! web pages. A child or teen who is between the 85th and 95th percentile on the growth chart is considered overweight. A child or teen who is at the 95th percentile or above is considered obese. The growth charts use a child's BMI, age, and gender to produce a BMI percentile.

Use this calculator for children and teens, aged 2 through 19 years old. It may underestimate body fat in older persons and others who have lost muscle.īMI for children and teens, 2 to 20 years old, is determined by using a BMI table that compares their weight and height along with growth charts. This calculator provides BMI and the corresponding BMI-for-age percentile on a CDC BMI-for-age growth chart.It may overestimate body fat in athletes and others who have a muscular build.The higher the BMI, the higher the risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and certain cancers (e.g., colon, breast, endometrial, and gallbladder).Īlthough BMI can be used for most men and women, it does have some limits: How healthy is your weight This handy tool can tell you if you are underweight, a healthy weight, overweight or obese based. People who are obese (BMI of 30 or above) almost always have a large amount of body fat in relation to their height. People who are overweight (BMI of 25–29.9) have too much body weight for their height. This ratio of weight to height is known as the body mass index (BMI). It gives you a clue to your risk for weight-related health problems. For adults, a healthy weight is defined as the appropriate body weight in relation to height. BMI, or body mass index, measures how healthy your weight is based on how tall you are. BMI is an estimate of body fat and a good measure of your patients' risk for diseases that can occur with overweight and obesity.

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