{"id":168,"date":"2020-01-21T15:29:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T13:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/?page_id=168"},"modified":"2022-02-21T12:47:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T10:47:14","slug":"boys-bmi-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/boys-bmi-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Boys BMI calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Children body mass index (BMI) is calculated differently than <a href=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/bmi-calculator\/\">adults BMI calculation<\/a> is done. Because kids&#8217; body fat changes with age and because girls and boys differ in amount of body fat as they mature that&#8217;s why BMI calculation for children includes gender and age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Child\u2019s body mass index is compared with the average of other children by corresponding BMI-for-age (or Index-for-age) percentiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This BMI calculator is for 5-19 age boys only.<\/strong> Also check our <a href=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/girls-bmi-calculator\/\">Girls BMI calculator<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/bmi-calculator\/\">Adults BMI calculator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calculator shows into which percentile range boys fall according to their age, weight and height:<\/p>\n\n\n <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- CWHealth-Above-calc-responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9204566102816811\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5173828538\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<script id=\"calcwidgetscript\" src=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/subdomainwidgets\/bmi-boys\/bmiboyswidget.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\n        <ins id=\"calc-settings\" data-title=\"Boys BMI Calculator\" data-bg_color=\"a7d2f7\" data-text_color=\"333\" data-border_color=\"0070ba\" data-header_footer_bg_color=\"0070ba\" data-header_footer_text_color=\"fff\" data-active_btn_bg_color=\"13b3e1\" data-measurement=\"imperial\">\n        <\/ins><div id=\"cw-calc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"> <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- CWHealth-Right-calc-336x280 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9204566102816811\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1697617958\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Percentile is a measure in which the percentage value of the total values \u200b\u200bis equal to or less than this measure. For example, 90% of data values \u200b\u200bare below the 90th percentile, and 10% of data values \u200b\u200bare below the 10th percentile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/kids-body-mass-index-percentiles.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/kids-body-mass-index-percentiles.jpg 420w, https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/kids-body-mass-index-percentiles-300x46.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:0%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On a standard BMI chart, children aged 2 to 19 fall into one of four categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group columns-list\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:7%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large list-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"42\" height=\"34\" src=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/yellow-color-square.jpg\" alt=\"yellow color square\" class=\"wp-image-138\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:93%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Less than 5th percentile &#8211; <strong>Underweight<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:7%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large list-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"42\" height=\"34\" src=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/green-color-square.jpg\" alt=\"green color square\" class=\"wp-image-148\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:93%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">5th&nbsp;percentile&nbsp;to&nbsp;less&nbsp;than&nbsp;the&nbsp;85th&nbsp;percentile &#8211; <strong>  Normal&nbsp;or&nbsp;Healthy&nbsp;Weight<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:7%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large list-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"42\" height=\"34\" src=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/orange-color-square.jpg\" alt=\"orange color square\" class=\"wp-image-149\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:93%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Between&nbsp;85th&nbsp;and&nbsp;95th&nbsp;percentiles &#8211; <strong>Overweight<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:7%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large list-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"42\" height=\"34\" src=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/red-color-square.jpg\" alt=\"red color square\" class=\"wp-image-150\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:93%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Above&nbsp;95th&nbsp;percentile &#8211; <strong>Obese<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\">We are using BMI-for-age percentile based on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WHO (World Health Organization) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/growthref\/who2007_bmi_for_age\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">WHO (World Health Organization)<\/a> growth charts for children and teens (ages 5 through 19 years).  WHO Growth charts are slightly different from CDC ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>)  Grow charts. CDC charts describe the growth of children in the United States only while WHO Growth charts were designed to be an international standard for infants and young children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>For adults 20 years old and older, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/bmi-calculator\/\">Adult BMI Calculator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/calculatorsworld.com\/health\/girls-bmi-calculator\/\">girls body mass index calculator<\/a> for 5-19 years old girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For children under 2 years old, doctors use weight-to-length charts instead of BMI to determine how a child\u2019s weight relates to his or her length. 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