BMI

Adults

Body mass indexkg/m²

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Weight kg

Height cm

Asian IndianWHO

ManWoman

Waist cm

Hip cm

About

BMI = weight (kg) ÷ height (m)²

Asian Indian: normal 18.5–22.9, overweight 23.0–24.9, obese 25 and above. Abdominal obesity: waist 90 cm or more in men, 80 cm or more in women.

Waist-hip ratio is raised at 0.90 or more in men and 0.85 or more in women. For adults only; not for pregnancy.

Misra A, et al. J Assoc Physicians India. 2009;57:163–70. · WHO. Waist circumference and waist–hip ratio. Geneva; 2008.