Chart help

tom246
on 6/20/08 1:07 am - london, UK
Hey can anyone help me find weight charts which go over 300 pounds and bmi which go over 50. Preferably for teens. I no longers fit on mine it only goes up to 40 and I am over 70 BMI. With a weigth of over 400 pounds. I am english 16 year old
Tom Inge, MD
on 7/7/08 8:37 pm - DENVER, CO
Hi Tom,
You are right, there are no growth charts that go into the morbidly obese range, for a variety of scientific reasons. So what to do to "chart" out your weight and see where you are in relation to others?

I suggest the following: go to the CDC website and pull up a standard BMI for age chart. (go to cdc.gov, and enter growth chart under the search menu).
There will be a chart for boys and a chart for girls.

Then, go to your age, and see what the BMI is for the 50th percentile. If that the average BMI is let's say 20 for a 16 year old, and your BMI is 70, then you can divide 70 by 20 and see that your BMI is 350% of the average BMI for your age. In other words, 250% (or 2.5-fold) over the average.

Now, the important thing is what sorts of things you are doing to get control of your weight.

Warmest regards,
tom inge

Thomas Inge, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics

Director, Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (www.childrenscolorado.org/bariatric)

Principal Investigator, Teen-LABS (www.Teen-LABS.org)

Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado, Denver

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Karen Warnock

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