Height Weight Chart: Ideal Weight for Men and Women
Sound health is a prerequisite for happiness. While for adults, it is vital for defining your quality of life, for children, it is essential for proper growth, both physically and mentally. An indicative measure of good health in adults is manifest in the height and weight chart, while in children it attains greater importance since it is the benchmark for the overall development of the child.
Since childhood, you are accustomed to two adages “Health is wealth” and “Sound mind in a sound body”. These are two cardinal truths that amply define what health is all about. Merely being free from disease or infirmity does not reflect your health in totality. Your health should project your functional efficiency defined through the overall condition of your body, mind, and spirit.
Height and Weight chart
The two primary parameters that impact your health – your height and weight are co-related using height and weight charts. It sets the standards for you to determine if your height and weight are in harmony, mirroring the state of your health.
Other major factors that affect weight:
- Age
- Gender
- Height
- Body frame size
Interpretation of the height-weight chart
The height and weight chart are meant to help you evaluate the association between the two components. You must correlate the ratio between the two by correctly interpreting your position in the chart. Thus you get three states from the chart.
- Healthy weight: It means that you are within the defined ratio range.
- Underweight: You are below the standard defined in the chart. You must seek professional medical help to find the reason and remedy for it.
- Overweight: Your weight is above the standard for your height. It denotes that you are at risk of several diseases and have to adopt remedial measures for weight loss.
Use of the height-weight chart
When you can interpret the ratio, it truly helps to monitor the following:
- Childhood development and growth.
- Weight loss
- Weight gain
- Maintaining ideal weight
Height and Weight Chart for Men and Women
Check your height to weight ratio using our approximate optimum average height to weight ratio chart guide below
The table below shows both Metric and Imperial measurements, i.e. Inches/Centimeters – Pounds/Kilograms:
Adults Weight to Height Ratio Chart | ||
Height | Female | Male |
4′ 6″ (137 cm) | 63/77 lb (28.5/34.9 kg) | 63/77 lb (28.5/34.9 kg) |
4′ 7″ (140 cm) | 68/83 lb (30.8/37.6 kg) | 68/84 lb (30.8/38.1 kg) |
4′ 8″ (142 cm) | 72/88 lb (32.6/39.9 kg) | 74/90 lb (33.5/40.8 kg) |
4′ 9″ (145 cm) | 77/94 lb (34.9/42.6 kg) | 79/97 lb (35.8/43.9 kg) |
4′ 10″ (147 cm) | 81/99 lb (36.4/44.9 kg) | 85/103 lb (38.5/46.7 kg) |
4′ 11″ (150 cm) | 86/105 lb (39/47.6 kg) | 90/110 lb (40.8/49.9 kg) |
5′ 0″ (152 cm) | 90/110 lb (40.8/49.9 kg) | 95/117 lb (43.1/53 kg) |
5′ 1″ (155 cm) | 95/116 lb (43.1/52.6 kg) | 101/123 lb (45.8/55.8 kg) |
5′ 2″ (157 cm) | 99/121 lb (44.9/54.9 kg) | 106/130 lb (48.1/58.9 kg) |
5′ 3″ (160 cm) | 104/127 lb (47.2/57.6 kg) | 112/136 lb (50.8/61.6 kg) |
5′ 4″ (163 cm) | 108/132 lb (49/59.9 kg) | 117/143 lb (53/64.8 kg) |
5′ 5″ (165 cm) | 113/138 lb (51.2/62.6 kg) | 122/150 lb (55.3/68 kg) |
5′ 6″ (168 cm) | 117/143 lb (53/64.8 kg) | 128/156 lb (58/70.7 kg) |
5′ 7″ (170 cm) | 122/149 lb (55.3/67.6 kg) | 133/163 lb (60.3/73.9 kg) |
5′ 8″ (173 cm) | 126/154 lb (57.1/69.8 kg) | 139/169 lb (63/76.6 kg) |
5′ 9″ (175 cm) | 131/160 lb (59.4/72.6 kg) | 144/176 lb (65.3/79.8 kg) |
5′ 10″ (178 cm) | 135/165 lb (61.2/74.8 kg) | 149/183 lb (67.6/83 kg) |
5′ 11″ (180 cm) | 140/171 lb (63.5/77.5 kg) | 155/189 lb (70.3/85.7 kg) |
6′ 0″ (183 cm) | 144/176 lb (65.3/79.8 kg) | 160/196 lb (72.6/88.9 kg) |
6′ 1″ (185 cm) | 149/182 lb (67.6/82.5 kg) | 166/202 lb (75.3/91.6 kg) |
6′ 2″ (188 cm) | 153/187 lb (69.4/84.8 kg) | 171/209 lb (77.5/94.8 kg) |
6′ 3″ (191 cm) | 158/193 lb (71.6/87.5 kg) | 176/216 lb (79.8/98 kg) |
6′ 4″ (193 cm) | 162/198 lb (73.5/89.8 kg) | 182/222 lb (82.5/100.6 kg) |
6′ 5″ (195 cm) | 167/204 lb (75.7/92.5 kg) | 187/229 lb (84.8/103.8 kg) |
6′ 6″ (198 cm) | 171/209 lb (77.5/94.8 kg) | 193/235 lb (87.5/106.5 kg) |
6′ 7″ (201 cm) | 176/215 lb (79.8/97.5 kg) | 198/242 lb (89.8/109.7 kg) |
6′ 8″ (203 cm) | 180/220 lb (81.6/99.8 kg) | 203/249 lb (92/112.9 kg) |
6′ 9″ (205 cm) | 185/226 lb (83.9/102.5 kg) | 209/255 lb (94.8/115.6 kg) |
6′ 10″ (208 cm) | 189/231 lb (85.7/104.8 kg) | 214/262 lb (97/118.8 kg) |
6′ 11″ (210 cm) | 194/237 lb (88/107.5 kg) | 220/268 lb (99.8/121.5 kg) |
7′ 0″ (213 cm) | 198/242 lb (89.8/109.7 kg) | 225/275 lb (102/124.7 kg) |
You can calculate your ideal BMI by using the below formula:
- Weight in pounds = 5 x BMI + (BMI divided by 5) x (Height in inches minus 60)
- Weight in kilograms = 2.2 x BMI + (3.5 x BMI) x (Height in meters minus 1.5)
Tips to maintain Ideal weight
The efficacy of the height-weight charts is most pronounced in adults as the measurements are standardized as compared to children. For adults, it is less prone to variation, which is crucial in the case of growing children, where it can impact the development of the child.
The deviation in weight is a natural corollary to the modern lifestyle. Unhealthy food habits, sedentary lifestyle and stress, are key contributors to obesity. This, in turn, can lead to a host of illnesses, the risk of which can be drastically reduced when you adopt the following measures:
1. Adhere to a Healthy Diet
2. Embrace active habits
Keep yourself fit and energetic throughout the day by following a daily routine of physical activity that suits your schedule. The idea is to balance the calorie intake with calorie burn.
3. Adequate Rest
Do not forget the spirit of the adage, which defines a healthy and sound mind in going to bed early and rising early. It keeps the biological clock in order as well as balancing hormone secretion in the body. Enough rest and sound sleep are essential for the body to cope with all the rigours.
4. Reduce stress
You will feel the easing of stress as you follow healthy food habits, active lifestyle, and sleep soundly. You will further feel relaxed as you shun smoking, drinking, and excessive intake of caffeine.
Eat healthy, balanced food and avoid processed food. Ensure that you follow good food habits. Eat small portions often and be satiated rather than being starved. You can find the perfect diet plan for weight loss here.
Impact of being overweight
It is good to try out the BMI calculator once in a while to keep track of your weight. However, it is not as foolproof as it normally appears. With age, you are bound to lose muscle and bone, thereby fat becoming the important ingredient of your weight. As compared to men, women carry greater fat content. This is a flaw in the BMI tool.
Your BMI might be skewed. So the BMI in conjunction with the following enhances accuracy for your weight management regimen.
1. Waist-to-hip-ratio (WHR)
Ideally, your waist circumference should measure less than your hips. WHR more than 0.90 in men and 0.85 in women suffer from abdominal obesity.
2. Waist-to-height-ratio
If your waist circumference is more than half your height, you are obese in the middle.
3. Body fat percentage
The measure is an indicator of obesity. It is best determined in consultation with your nutritionist and fitness coach.
4. Body shape and waist
Where you store your body fat is decided by your genes. Normally men accumulate belly fat more than women.
You are now in a better position to appreciate the kind of medical conditions you are likely to invite due to unhealthy weight.
Health Consequences of Obesity in Adults
People who have obesity are at increased risk for many diseases and health conditions, including the following:
1. Hypertension
Your higher weight is an indicator of high fatty tissue. Accumulation of this fat in your blood vessels increases circulatory resistance. This is the primary cause of high BP.
2. Coronary Heart Ailments
Your fluctuating BP is the root cause that makes you susceptible to coronary heart diseases.
3. Type 2 Diabetes
Obesity results in insulin resistance when your insulin receptors are covered by fat inhibiting glucose uptake.
4. Liver disease
Obesity is closely related to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. (NAFLD).
5. Cancer
Certain types of cancer are known to occur due to obesity. The common factors that trigger cancer consequent to obesity are:
- Inflammation of the body.
- Malfunctioning immune system.
- Skewed cellular growth.
6. Breathlessness
Your body movements are impaired, and the thickening of blood vessels will leave you gasping often.
Other diseases and health conditions:
- High LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol, or high levels of triglycerides (dyslipidemia)
- Stroke
- Gallbladder disease
- Osteoarthritis (a breakdown of cartilage and bone within a joint)
- Sleep apnea and breathing problems
- Chronic inflammation and increased oxidative stress
- Low quality of life
- Mental illness such as clinical depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders
- Body pain and difficulty with physical functioning
Summary
Relying entirely on the height and weight chart to determine what your ideal weight should be may appear too simplistic. You have not factored in your age, bone, muscle, and fat content in your body composition. A realistic Indian height weight chart according to age along with other inputs combining BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height-ratio, and body fat percentage is bound to project a true measure of the ideal weight. Clinical relation to it by a medical professional for determining where you stand in the weight structure shall yield greater dividends.
Sources: www.disabled-world.com
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)
A: Your skeletal system is under strain from carrying the extra weight. It can impede motor function and postural control and also reduce muscular strength and endurance. In addition to that, being overweight can also dampen one’s confidence levels.
A: For children, height weight age chart is juxtaposed with head circumference to monitor the child’s development pattern. It is determined by the average matching the age of the child, and a percentile arrives. A 50 percentile is indicative of the mean for a given age group. Anything over this benchmark is above average growth and below is considered under average growth.
A: These are routine tools used to diagnose potential medical conditions. However, you need to importantly remember that it cannot be used as a blanket benchmark for every individual. Clinical correlation is equally important.
A: It is possible making you susceptible to medical conditions, more so for men than women.
A: There are enough reasons to be concerned as you carry a greater risk of chronic illness that is directly linked to excess weight.
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