Ideal weight formulas

Devine, Robinson, Miller, and Hamwi side by side, plus the BMI 18.5–24.9 range — four answers because the question has no single one.

Devine, Robinson, Miller, and Hamwi are 1950s–80s insurance-data formulas anchored at 5 ft. The BMI line is the weight matching BMI 18.5–24.9 — context, not a target.

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How to use

  1. Pick sex and enter height (cm or in).
  2. Calculate.
  3. Compare the four formulas and the BMI range.

What it supports

Four 1950s–80s insurance-table formulas anchored at 5 ft, height 140–230 cm. Screening context — none of them accounts for frame size, muscle, or age.

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