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To: GatorGirl

For a 5'4" woman to have a BMI of 29, she would weigh approximately 170 lbs. Which is a huge difference!

BMI = [Body Mass in Kg / (Height in meters cubed)]

A 5'4" woman who weighs 170 lbs is 1.63 m and 77 Kg. That makes a BMI of 17.8

41 posted on 08/30/2006 12:55:31 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative

To: Paleo Conservative

The denominator should be height in meters squared, not cubed, according to the CDC.

51 posted on 08/30/2006 12:59:30 PM PDT by RebelBanker (If you can't do something smart, do something right.)

To: Paleo Conservative

You have a strange calculator (I'd be Karen Carpenter if your calculator was accurate)

Here's a link to one that works--

52 posted on 08/30/2006 1:00:03 PM PDT by GatorGirl

To: Paleo Conservative

A 5'4" woman who weighs 170 lbs is 1.63 m and 77 Kg. That makes a BMI of 17.8

The original post is correct: 5'4" and 170 lbs gives a BMI of 29.2. The equation uses hieght^2 not height^3.

77 posted on 08/30/2006 1:26:08 PM PDT by doc30 (Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)

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