ACTIVITY 4B: STUDENT HANDOUT

NOMOGRAM FOR BODY MASS INDEX

To find your Body Mass Index, connect your weight and height with a
straight line. Read the Body Mass Index where the line intersects the
central scale (see example for surface area in Lesson 2).

Weight Height
kg lb cm in
340 Body
150
320 Mass 125
140 Index
300 50
130
280 [Wt./(Ht.)2]
130
120 70
260
110 240 60 135

100 220 140 55

50
95
90 200
190 40 145
85
180 Women Men
80
170 150
75 Obese Obese
160 60
70 30
150 155
65 Overweight Overweight
140
160
60 130 Acceptable
Acceptable 165 65
55 120 20

50 110 170

45 100 175
95 70
90 180
40
85
185
80
35 10
75 190 75
70 195
30 65
200
60 80
25 55
205
8
210
UNIT

50 85

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