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170 cm and 70 kg are 24.2. WHO calls that normal, and the Asia-Pacific band calls it over.
Why this exists
170 cm and 70 kg are 24.2. WHO calls that Normal, and the Asia-Pacific cuts at 23 and 25 call it Over.
This number is an adult screen. It is not a child growth chart, and it does not diagnose or set a diet.
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01How to use it
Choose a standard and a unit, enter height and weight, and the index and band appear.
The Metric and US buttons change the fields.
Copy puts the index, such as 24.2, on the clipboard.
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02What you get
170, 70, 24.2 is Normal on WHO.
The same height and weight are Over on the Asia band.
5 ft 7 in and 154 lb are 24.1.
Entered170 · 70
170 · 70 · WHO 24.2 Normal 170 · 70 · Asia 24.2 Over 5 ft 7 in · 154 lb 24.1 Normal 0 stops -
03Worth knowing
Below 18.5 is Under on all three standards, and 18.5 starts Normal.
30 and above is Obese on all three.
Closing the tab clears the numbers, and nothing is sent to a server.
Questions
- QWhat are 170 and 70?
- A24.2. WHO says Normal, and Asia says Over.
- QWhich band is 25?
- A25.0 is Over on WHO and Obese on Asia.
- QDoes this cover children?
- ANo. It only shows adult bands.
- QIs this the unit converter?
- ANo. That page only changes a length.
How this page works it out
This page turns an adult's height and weight into a body mass index. 170 cm and 70 kg are 24.2. The note is written 170, 70, 24.2. WHO calls that Normal. The Asia-Pacific band, which cuts at 23 and 25, calls it Over. The Chinese adult standard uses 24 and 28, so the same 24.2 is Over there too.
180 cm and 81 kg are exactly 25.0. WHO calls that Over, Asia calls it Obese, and China calls it Over. 5 ft 7 in and 154 lb are 24.1, and WHO calls that Normal. The index is rounded to one decimal before the band is chosen. Below 18.5 is Under, and 30 and above is Obese on all three standards.
Height runs from 50 to 250 cm and weight from 2 to 400 kg. This is not a child growth chart, and it does not diagnose or set a diet. The figure stays in this browser, and closing the tab clears it. Nothing is sent to a server.