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What BMi percentile is overweight for teens?
25 or greater
Is the 69th percentile good on a bmi calculator?
Yes the 69th percentile result is considered in the healthy range.
What percentile BMI standard for teens is underweight?
A BMI below the 5th percentile is underweight, and a BMI below the 3rd percentile is severely underweight. Here are all the weight ranges for ages 2-20:100th Severely Obese95th - 99th Obese85th - 94th Overweight5th - 84th Healthy3rd - 4th Underweight0th - 2nd Severely Underweight
What weight is considered overweight for an eleven year old girl?
If you wish to determine if you are overweight the following information may help:The following is the typical information that is used to determine if a child is underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese; you must start with a children's weight chart, in which you simply plan/plot your height, BMI (Body Mass Index) and weight to determine where you fall with others children of your age group.Now to determine if you are underweight, the BMI should be below the 5th percentile; if you are of normal weight, the BMI should be at the 5th percentile but less than the 85th percentile; if your are overweight, the BMI should be the 85th percentile but below the 95th percentile; and finally, if you are of obese weight, the BMI is at or above the 95th percentile.
Is 105 pounds for a 11 year old?
It is a little over weight go to myplate.gov and look at the bmi calendar and you'll be at abot the 87 percentile. You are pretty close! Healthy weight is 5 percentile to 85 percentile
Is an 5 feet 8 inches thirteen year old girl overweight if she weighs 105?
A 13 year old (female) childwho is 105 poundsand is 5 feet and 8 inches tall hasa body mass index of 16.0,which is at the 11th percentile,and would indicate that your child is at a healthy weight. Keep in mind that it is still possible for a child to have an eating disorder even if they are at a healthy weight though.See the notes on BMI below if you have any questions...To interpret your child's BMI, you can also check the Girls BMI Growth Charts to see if your child has a healthy bmi. Just plot your child's age and BMI and see what the percentile is. (See our guide to Understanding Growth Charts if you are not sure what to do.)Remember, a child is considered to be:overweight if they have a BMI over the 95th percentile for their ageat risk of becoming overweight if they have a BMI between the 85th and 95th percentile for their ageunderweight if they have a BMI under the 5th percentile for their ageAnd a child has a healthy BMI if it is between the 5th and 85th percentile.http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/usefultools/l/bl_bmi_results.htm?test=1&gender=2&age=13&months=0&cwt=105&chf=5&chi=8
Why is the healthy BMI range different for each age group?
Healthy BMI range is same for age group above 20 including both males and females. But, in childrens BMI is age and sex specific which is calculated by using percentile because of difference in amount of fats in different sex and age.
Is 110 pounds overweight for a 13-year-old who is 5'2?
This all has to do with Body Mass Index (BMI), which can be calculated on several places on the web. The most reliable would probably be the CDC. For a boy, the information given would make the BMI in the 72nd percentile, which is considered a healthy weight (from the 5th percentile to the 85th). For a girl, the BMI would be in the 67th percentile, which is also considered a healthy weight (the scale remains the same).
What should the weight of a 16 year old female teenager be whose height is 5 feet 4 inches?
---- If you are 5'4'', your BMI can be somewhere in the 40th-70th percentile and be healthy
Is a 5'3 140 pound 11 year old girl over weight?
The information you provided gives a BMI of 24.8.This puts you in the 96th percentile, which means you are overweight. An ideal BMI for your gender and age is between 14.4 and 20.9. Normal weight range for the height: 81.3 - 117.4 lbs.
How much does Miranda Kerr weigh?
she is 5 foot 9 and 108 pounds, making her BMI on the second percentile, meanig she is VERY skinny.
If a girl is 14 nearly 15 years old who is 5ft 6in and weighs 138.6 lbs is she over weight?
Your BMI is 22.4 , at the 76th percentile for girls your age. This is a healthy weight but can be considered at risk of becoming overweight.
