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Tools for Calculating Body Mass Index (BMI)


One or more documents on this Web page is available in Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need Acrobat Reader (a free application) to view and print these documents.

Tools include a web calculator and tables of calculated BMI values for selected heights and weights for children 2 to 20 years of age.

BMI Web Calculator for English and Metric systems

CDC Table for Calculated Body Mass Index Values for Selected Heights and Weights for Ages 2 to 20 — LARGE FORMAT (PDF - 168K)

CDC Table for Calculated Body Mass Index Values for Selected Heights and Weights for Ages 2 to 20 — CHECKBOOK FORMAT (PDF - 404K)

CHECKBOOK FORMAT
Print Specifications for BMI Table

The BMI Table for Children and Adolescents is a 44-page booklet, plus separate cover.

Text: 70 pound white offset, black ink; prints head-to-foot

Cover (separate): 80-pound whites litho-coated cover, black ink

Bleeds: two sides of front cover, three sides of back cover

Trim: 6" x 3"

Binding: wire stitch (saddle) — 2 staples



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This page last updated December 18, 2001

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