Ideal body weight estimation

Background

Also known as "predicted body weight"[1]

Men

Male Ideal Body Weight (kg) = 50 + 2.3 (height (in) – 60)

Height (in)	Height (cm)	Ideal Body weight (kg)
60	152.4	50
61	154.94	52
62	157.48	55
63	160.02	57
64	162.56	59
65	165.1	62
66	167.64	64
67	170.18	66
68	172.72	68
69	175.26	71
70	177.8	73
71	180.34	75
72	182.88	78
73	185.42	80
74	187.96	82
75	190.5	85
76	193.04	87
77	195.58	89
78	198.12	91
79	200.66	94
80	203.2	96

Women

Female Ideal Body Weight (kg) = 45.5 + 2.3 (height (in) - 60)

Height (in)	Height (cm)	Ideal Body weight (kg)
60	152.4	46
61	154.94	48
62	157.48	50
63	160.02	52
64	162.56	55
65	165.1	57
66	167.64	59
67	170.18	62
68	172.72	64
69	175.26	66
70	177.8	69
71	180.34	71
72	182.88	73
73	185.42	75
74	187.96	78
75	190.5	80
76	193.04	82
77	195.58	85
78	198.12	87
79	200.66	89
80	203.2	92

See Also

Vital signs

External Links

MDcalc predicted body weight

References

Management of sepsis. BMJ 2007;335:929 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39346.696620.AE

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