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Weight, in the context of human body weight measurements in the medical sciences and in sports is a measurement of mass, and is thus expressed in units of mass, such as kilograms (kg), or units of force such as pounds (lb). In Britain and Ireland, the unit stone (equivalent to 14 lb or 6.35 kg) is commonly used as well. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...
The stone is a unit of mass in the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and most Commonwealth countries. ...
A quantity called body mass index (BMI) is often used to express weight relative to height. This is determined by dividing the weight of a person in kilograms by the square of the height in meters. Look up body mass index in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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[edit] Average weights and heights of American, Canadian, Finnish, and British men and women | | This article or section appears to contradict itself. Please help fix this problem. | Britain: The average UK woman is 5' 6" (162 cm) tall and weighs 147 pounds (67 kg / 10 st 7 lb). This corresponds to a Body Mass Index of 25.5 kilograms/meters², which is slightly less than the average British man's, and less than the average American female's. Image File history File links Emblem-contradict. ...
The average UK male stands 5' 10" (178 cm) tall and weighs 176 pounds (80 kg / 12 st 8 lb), with a Body Mass Index of 26.0 kg/m².
Canada: The average Canadian woman's weight is 153 pounds (69 kg / 10 st 13 lb) and height is 5' 5" (165 cm). Her male counterpart weighs 182 pounds (83 kg / 13 st 0 lb), and is 5' 10" (178 cm) tall.
USA: Over the ten year period (1991 to 2001), the average American woman's weight increased 11 pounds (7 %), while her height has remained about the same (an increase of 0.2 inch or 0.33% taller). Ten years ago, she weighed 145 pounds (66 kg / 10 st 5 lb) at a height of 5' 5.8" (167 cm). Now, it's 155 pounds (70 kg / 11 st 1 lb) and 5' 6" (168 cm).
Men have also increased their weight by an average of 10 pounds (6 %), from 175 to 185 pounds (80 to 84 kg / 12 st 6 lb to 13 st 3 lb), while remaining essentially the same height: 5' 11" (180 cm).
The information given in this section includes weight and height data, by date.[1] The latest weight, height and Body Mass Index data are summarized in the two tables below.
[edit] Weight | Country | Women | Men | | Canada | 153 lb (69 kg) (10st 13lb) | 182 lb (83 kg) (13st 1lb) | | Finland | 145-175 lb (69-83 kg) | 181 lb (83 kg) (13st 1lb)[citation needed] | | United Kingdom | 147 lb (67 kg) (10st 7lb) | 176 lb (80 kg) (12st 8lb) | | USA | 163 lb (74 kg) (11st 9lb) | 190 lb (86 kg) (13st 8lb) |
[edit] Height | Country | Women | Men | | Canada | 5' 3.4" (161 cm) | 5' 8.5" (174 cm) | | Finland | 5' 4.7" (64.7 cm) | 5' 10" (178.2 cm) | | United Kingdom | 5' 3.6" (161.6 cm) | 5' 8.9" (175.2 cm) | | USA | 5' 3.8" (162 cm) | 5' 9.3" (175.8 cm) |
[edit] References - ^ Women and men sizes: USA, Canadian, British
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