| Homens | Mulheres | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (peso em kg) | (peso em kg) | |||
| Altura (m) | média | peso aceitável | média | peso aceitável |
| 1,45 | 46 | 42,0 a 53,0 | ||
| 1,48 | 46,5 | 42,0 a 54,0 | ||
| 1,5 | 47 | 43,0 a 55,0 | ||
| 1,52 | 48,5 | 44,0 a 57,0 | ||
| 1,54 | 49,5 | 44,0 a 58,0 | ||
| 1,56 | 50,4 | 45,0 a 58,0 | ||
| 1,58 | 55,8 | 51,0 a 64,0 | 51,3 | 46,0 a 59,0 |
| 1,6 | 57,6 | 52,0 a 65,0 | 52,6 | 48,0 a 61,0 |
| 1,62 | 58,6 | 53,0 a 66,0 | 54 | 49,0 a 62,0 |
| 1,64 | 59,6 | 54,0 a 67,0 | 55,4 | 50,0 a 64,0 |
| 1,66 | 60,6 | 55,0 a 69,0 | 56,8 | 51,0 a 65,0 |
| 1,68 | 61,7 | 56,0 a 71,0 | 58,1 | 52,0 a 66,0 |
| 1,7 | 63,5 | 58,0 a 73,0 | 60 | 53,0 a 67,0 |
| 1,72 | 65 | 59,0 a 74,0 | 61,3 | 55,0 a 69,0 |
| 1,74 | 66,5 | 60,0 a 75,0 | 62,6 | 56,0 a 70,0 |
| 1,76 | 68 | 62,0 a 77,0 | 64 | 58,0 a 72,0 |
| 1,78 | 69,4 | 64,0 a 79,0 | 65,3 | 59,0 a 74,0 |
| 1,8 | 71 | 65,0 a 80,0 | ||
| 1,82 | 72,6 | 66,0 a 82,0 | ||
| 1,84 | 74,2 | 67,0 a 84,0 | ||
| 1,86 | 75,8 | 69,0 a 86,0 | ||
| 1,88 | 77,6 | 71,0 a 88,0 | ||
| 1,9 | 79,3 | 73,0 a 90,0 | ||
| 1,92 | 81 | 75,0 a 93,0 |
Fonte: Bray, G. A. (ed.) – Obesity in America. NIH Publication Nº 79-359, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health. Washingtin, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979. Adaptado das recomendações da Fogarty Conference on Obesity, 1973