BMI is determined by dividing one’s weight in pounds by your height in inches squared, and then multiplying that number by 703. Charts give the normal, overweight, and obese range for men and women.

“BMI works fine at a population level,” to assess risk, says Lee Stoner, a cardiometabolic physiologist, science consultant, and associate professor at the University of North Carolina.

What is body mass index (BMI) and should you worry about it? Here’s everything you need to know about BMI charts for men and women.

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Growth charts show patterns of development by age, expressed in BMI, a calculation of height and weight, and also in curves called percentiles.

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Updated growth charts released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now extend to a body mass index of 60 — up from previous charts that stopped at a BMI of 37, with ...