What should a 5 4 female BMI be?

This table shows us that a woman who is 5 ft. 4 in. tall is considered overweight (BMI is 25 to 29) if she weighs between about 145 and 169 pounds. She is considered obese (BMI is 30 or more) if she is closer to 174 pounds or more.

What is the prettiest BMI?

These studies have found that a low waist to hip ratio (WHR) of approximately 0.7 [9] and a low Body Mass Index (BMI; weight scaled for height) of approximately 18–19 kg/m2 [10] are perceived as most attractive in female bodies, while a low waist to chest ratio (WCR) of approximately 0.7, and relatively high BMI ( …

What BMI do you look best at?

(28) found that a BMI of 20 was considered the most attractive, while Swami et al. (29), and MacNeill and Best (30), found that an underweight body was most frequently selected.

What BMI is considered skinny?

If your BMI is less than 18.5, it falls within the underweight range. If your BMI is 18.5 to 24.9, it falls within the Healthy Weight range. If your BMI is 25.0 to 29.9, it falls within the overweight range. If your BMI is 30.0 or higher, it falls within the obese range.

What is a good BMI for a 5’2 female?

A BMI of 18.5–24.9 is considered normal or healthy for most women.

At what age does BMI peak?

From birth till around the age of nine months the BMI increases to a maximum, referred to as the BMI peak [23]. After this peak the BMI decreases to a minimum around the age of 6 years, which is often referred to as the adiposity rebound [24], [25], before the BMI increases again.