Healthy Weight Chart For Asian Adults

Healthy   W eight   C hart   f or   A sian   A dults  

  W eight   ( lbs)

Height

Underweight  

Healthy

Overweight

Obese  

Weight  

(ft   /   i n)

(less   t han)

(more   t han)

-

-

4'   0 "

< 60.6

60.6

75.3

75.4

90.1

>

90.1

-

-

4'   1 "

< 63.2

63.2

78.4

78.5

93.9

>

93.9

-

-

4'   2 "

< 65.8

65.8

81.7

81.8

97.8

>

97.8

-

-

4'   3 "

< 68.4

68.4

85.0

85.1

101.7

>

101.7

-

-

4'   4 "

< 71.2

71.2

88.4

88.5

105.8

>

105.8

-

-

4'   5 "

< 73.9

73.9

91.8

91.9

109.9

>

109.9

-

-

4'   6 "

< 76.7

76.7

95.3

95.4

114.1

>

114.1

-

-

4'   7 "

< 79.6

79.6

98.9

99.0

118.3

>

118.3

-

-

4'   8 "

< 82.5

82.5

102.5

102.6

122.7

>

122.7

-

-

4'   9 "

< 85.5

85.5

106.2

106.3

127.1

>

127.1

-

-

4'   1 0"

< 88.5

88.5

109.9

110.0

131.6

>

131.6

-

-

4'   1 1"

< 91.6

91.6

113.8

113.9

136.2

>

136.2

-

-

5'   0 "

< 94.7

94.7

117.7

117.8

140.8

>

140.8

-

-

5'   1 "

< 97.9

97.9

121.6

121.7

145.5

>

145.5

-

-

5'   2 "

< 101.1

101.1

125.7

125.8

150.4

>

150.4

-

-

5'   3 "

< 104.4

104.4

129.7

129.8

155.2

>

155.2

-

-

5'   4 "

< 107.8

107.8

133.9

134.0

160.2

>

160.2

-

-

5'   5 "

< 111.2

111.2

138.1

138.2

165.3

>

165.3

-

-

5'   6 "

< 114.6

114.6

142.4

142.5

170.4

>

170.4

-

-

5'   7 "

< 118.1

118.1

146.8

146.9

175.6

>

175.6

-

-

5'   8 "

< 121.7

121.7

151.2

151.3

180.9

>

180.9

-

-

5'   9 "

< 125.3

125.3

155.6

155.7

186.2

>

186.2

-

-

5'   1 0"

< 128.9

128.9

160.2

160.3

191.7

>

191.7

-

-

5'   1 1"

< 132.6

132.6

164.8

164.9

197.2

>

197.2

-

-

6'   0 "

< 136.4

136.4

169.5

169.6

202.8

>

202.8

-

-

6'   1 "

< 140.2

140.2

174.2

174.3

208.4

>

208.4

-

-

6'   2 "

< 144.1

144.1

179.0

179.1

214.2

>

214.2

-

-

6'   3 "

< 148.0

148.0

183.9

184.0

220.0

>

220.0

-

-

6'   4 "

< 152.0

152.0

188.9

189.0

225.9

>

225.9

-

-

6'   5 "

< 156.0

156.0

193.9

194.0

231.9

>

231.9

-

-

6'   6 "

< 160.1

160.1

198.9

199.0

238.0

>

238.0

Note:   W eight   r anges   a re   c alculated   b ased   o n   t he   B ody   M ass   I ndex   ( BMI)   c utoffs   r ecommended   f or   A sians   b y   t he   W orld   H ealth  

OrganizaVon.   U nderweight   i s   a   B MI   l ess   t han   1 8.5.   H ealthy   W eight   i s   a   B MI   f rom   1 8.5   t o   l ess   t han   2 3.0.   O verweight   i s   a   B MI   f rom  

23.0   t o   2 7.5.   O bese   w eight   i s   a   B MI   g reater   t han   2 7.5.    

This   " Healthy   W eight   C hart"   w as   c reated   b y   t he   A sian   A merican   R esearch   C enter   o n   H ealth   ( )   w ith   f unding  

support   f rom   t he   T obacco   R elated   D isease   R esearch   P rogram   ( 22RT-­‐0089,   P I:   T soh)   a nd   t he   P aVent-­‐Centered   O utcome   R esearch  

InsVtute   ( AD-­‐12-­‐11-­‐4615,   P I:   N guyen).