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Calculator for ideal-weight reference
Explore the old Devine reference formula for adults wey height reach at least 152.4 cm. Na comparison for learning, no be weight target or calculator for medication dose.
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Devine reference weight
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How your result break down
| Measure | Value wey e get |
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| Devine reference weight | — |
| Other sex, same height | — |
| Height in inches | — |
| BMI for the reference weight | — |
| Reference weight in pounds | — |
Reference weight by sex for your height
Bars scale to larger value. 4.5 kg base difference na only gap between bars at any height.
Formula
For height wey reach at least 5 feet (60 inches or 152.4 cm), reference weight in kg = base + 2.3 × (height in inches − 60). The base na 50 kg for men and 45.5 kg for women. Height in inches = height in cm ÷ 2.54. This page no extend the formula below 152.4 cm.
Example wey show the calculation
Height 170 cm, female: 170 ÷ 2.54 = 66.93 inches, which na 6.93 inches above 5 feet. Reference weight = 45.5 + 2.3 × 6.93 = 45.5 + 15.94 = 61.4 kg (135.4 lb). Male base at same height give 65.9 kg, and BMI at 61.4 kg and 170 cm na 21.3. Use Reset example above to reproduce this result.
Where e fit work and limits
Devine na old reference equation wey use height and sex, from literature about drug dosing. E no account for body composition, age, pregnancy or individual health. This tool for adult education no choose clinical dosing weight, calculate dose or set healthy target. Below 152.4 cm, e no show estimate; e no invent one fixed minimum weight.
Questions wey people dey ask often
Na this be my ideal weight?
No. Na height-based reference number from dosing formula. Wetin weight suit individual depend on factors this page no model.
Why the figures for men and women differ?
Formula use different bases — 50 kg for men, 45.5 kg for women — with same 2.3 kg per inch above 5 feet.
Wetin go happen below 5 feet?
This page no calculate below 5 feet (152.4 cm). To give every shorter adult the same base weight go hide the formula's limitation. Use individual clinical assessment when you need make dosing or health decision.
How this one relate to BMI?
Table show BMI at reference weight for your height, so you fit see where reference number sit for standard BMI ranges.
Una dey store my data?
No. This calculation dey run locally inside your browser; values wey you enter no dey reach any CalcMintly database.
I suppose target this number?
Treat am as reference point for discussion, not goal. Any weight goal suppose account for personal circumstances formula no fit see.
Other tools wey relate to dis
- Calculator for BMI — body mass index from height and weight
- Calculator for body fat — estimate body-fat percentage from BMI, age and sex
- Calculator for BMR — resting energy use from the same inputs
Results na estimates only and no constitute professional or medical advice.