Fillable Printable Ideal Body Weight Tables
Fillable Printable Ideal Body Weight Tables
Ideal Body Weight Tables
Adapted from SMC and SAPG documents Jan 2013 for review Jan 2015
This version updated August 2014
Ideal Body Weight (IBW) Tables
The tables below can b
e used to estimate a patient’s Ideal Body W
eight (IBW) and Maximum Body Weight (MBW). Patients >20% over IBW
are classed as obese (therefore >MBW is classed as obese). Specific guidance for Gentamicin and Vancomycin dosing is given below.
Females
Males
Height
Feet
5’
5’1”
5’2”
5’3”
5’4”
5’5”
5’6”
5’7”
5’8”
5’9”
5’10”
5’11”
6’
6’1”
6’2”
6’3”
6’4”
Height
Inches
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
Height
cm
152
155
157
160
163
165
168
170
173
175
178
180
183
185
188
190
193
IBW kg
50
52.3
54.6
56.9
59.2
61.5
63.8
66.1
68.4
70.7
73
75.3
77.6
79.9
82.2
84.5
86.8
MBW
kg.
Obese
if >kg
60
62
66
68
71
74
77
79
82
85
88
90
94
96
98
101
104
Height
Feet
5’
5’1”
5’2”
5’3”
5’4”
5’5”
5’6”
5’7”
5’8”
5’9”
5’10”
5’11”
6’
6’1”
6’2”
6’3”
6’4”
Height
Inches
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
Height
cm
152
155
157
160
163
165
168
170
173
175
178
180
183
185
188
190
193
IBW kg
45.5
47.8
50.1
52.4
54.7
57
59.3
61.6
63.9
66.2
68.5
70.8
73.1
75.4
77.7
80
82.3
MBW
kg.
Obese
if >kg
55
58
60
62
66
68
71
74
77
79
82
85
88
90
94
97
99
Weight Conversion Table
This table can be used to convert stones and pounds to kilograms
Stones (st) Pounds (lb) Kilograms (kg)
5 0 32
5 7 35
6 0 38
6 7 41
7 0 45
7 7 48
8 0 51
8 7 54
9 0 57
9 7 60
10 0 64
10 7 67
11 0 70
11 7 73
12 0 76
12 7 80
13 0 83
13 7 86
14 0 89
14 7 92
15 0 95
15 7 99
16 0 102
16 7 105
17 0 108
17 7 111
18 0 115
18 7 117
19 0 121
19 7 124
20 0 127
