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Your BMI

The Body Mass Index or BMI is the easiest way of finding out if you are a healthy weight.

You weigh yourself, then your measure your height. Then you use the BMI calculation below.

weight (kilograms)
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height x height (metres)

Once you have the calculation, look at the table below and plot accordingly to your age and sex.


OVERWEIGHT OBESE
Age (years) Boys Girls Boys Girls
5 17.4 17.1 19.3 19.2
5.5 17.5 17.2 19.5 19.3
6 17.6 17.3 19.8 19.7
6.5 17.7 17.5 20.2 20.1
7 17.9 17.8 20.6 20.5
7.5 18.2 18.0 21.1 21.0
8 18.4 18.3 21.6 21.6
8.5 18.8 18.7 22.2 22.2
9 19.1 19.1 22.8 22.8
9.5 19.5 19.5 23.4 23.5
10 19.8 19.9 24.0 24.1
10.5 20.2 20.3 24.6 24.8
11 20.6 20.7 25.1 25.4
11.5 20.9 21.2 25.6 26.1
12 21.2 21.7 26.0 26.7
Adapted from: Cole et al, 2000. British Medical Journal.
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