Ideal body weight (IBW) is the target or standard weight for a men or women. It serves as a reference standard against which the actual body weight can be compared.
Ideal body weight can be computed as follows:
Ideal body weight for men: 50 kg + (2.3 × inches > 5 feet)
Ideal body weight for women: 45.5 kg + (2.3 × inches > 5 feet)
Example 1:
If the height of a men is 5 feet 7 inch, the ideal body weight will be = 50 + (2.3 × 7) = 66.1 kg
Example 2:
If the height of a women is 5 feet 5 inch, the ideal body weight will be = 45.5 + (2.3 × 5) = 57 kg
Read also: BMI Calculation Formula
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