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. 2010 May 11;11:50. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-11-50

Table 2.

Devine formulate for ideal body weight estimation[45].

Sex Devine Formula
Female IBW (kg) = [45 +(0.91 x (height in cm - 152))]

Male IBW (kg) = [50+ (0.91 x (height in cm - 152))]


Height (cm) Height (feet) Female Male

IBW (kg) Category IBW (kg) Category

≤152 ≤5'0 45 ≤50 50 ≤50

155 5'1 47.7 ≤50 52.7 55

157 5'2 49.6 ≤50 54.6 55

160 5'3 52.3 55 57.3 60

163 5'4 55.0 55 60.0 60

165 5'5 56.8 60 61.8 65

168 5'6 59.6 60 64.6 65

170 5'7 61.4 65 66.4 70

173 5'8 64.1 65 69.1 70

175 5'9 65.9 70 70.9 75

178 5'10 68.7 70 73.7 75

180 5'11 70.5 75 75.5 80

183 6'0 73.2 75 78.2 80

185 6'1 75.0 75 80.0 80

188 6'2 77.8 80 82.8 85

191 6'3 80.5 85 85.5 90

193 6'4 82.3 85 87.3 90

196 6'5 85.0 85 90.0 90

≥ 198 ≥ 6'6 86.9 90 91.9 95