Adjusted Body Weight

IBW plus 40 percent of extra weight.

Adjusted weight is Devine IBW plus 0.4 times (actual − IBW). Unlike Ideal Body Weight this uses your current kg. Unlike Lean Body Mass this is not Boer FFM. Height must be above zero. Not medical advice.

What Adjusted Body Weight does

Adjusted weight is Devine IBW plus 0.4 times (actual − IBW). Unlike Ideal Body Weight this uses your current kg. Unlike Lean Body Mass this is not Boer FFM. Height must be above zero. Not medical advice.

Adjusted Body Weight sits in the Health group on purpose. It is not Ideal Body Weight (Devine IBW with lb and sex.) and not BMI Calculator (Body mass index in metric or imperial units.). Choose this page when you need IBW plus 40 percent of extra weight. If you stretch Adjusted Body Weight into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use Adjusted Body Weight

  1. Confirm you need Adjusted Body Weight, not Ideal Body Weight (Devine IBW with lb and sex.). Address: /health/adjusted-body-weight.
  2. Enter the numbers or dates Adjusted Body Weight uses. IBW plus 40 percent of extra weight.
  3. Read the result as Adjusted Body Weight defines it — not as BMI Calculator (Body mass index in metric or imperial units.). Adjusted weight is Devine IBW plus 0.4 times (actual − IBW). Unlike Ideal Body Weight this uses your current kg. Unlike Lean Body Mass this is not Boer FFM. Height must be above zero. Not medical advice.
  4. Adjusted Body Weight is an estimate in the browser, not professional advice. IBW + 0.4 × (actual − IBW). Height above zero. Not Boer LBM. Not medical advice.
  5. Need a different formula? Try BMI Calculator (Body mass index in metric or imperial units.) instead of stretching Adjusted Body Weight.

When not to use Adjusted Body Weight

Skip Adjusted Body Weight when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Ideal Body Weight or BMI Calculator — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Adjusted weight is Devine IBW plus 0.4 times (actual − IBW). Unlike Ideal Body Weight this uses your current kg. Unlike Lean Body Mass this is not Boer FFM. Height must be above zero. Not medical advice.

Questions about Adjusted Body Weight

What does Adjusted Body Weight do that other Health pages on this site do not?
Adjusted weight is Devine IBW plus 0.4 times (actual − IBW). Unlike Ideal Body Weight this uses your current kg. Unlike Lean Body Mass this is not Boer FFM. Height must be above zero. Not medical advice. Short version: IBW plus 40 percent of extra weight.
Does Adjusted Body Weight upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
No. Adjusted Body Weight runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: IBW + 0.4 × (actual − IBW). Height above zero. Not Boer LBM. Not medical advice.
Should I use Ideal Body Weight instead of Adjusted Body Weight?
Use Adjusted Body Weight when you need IBW plus 40 percent of extra weight. Use Ideal Body Weight when you need Devine IBW with lb and sex. They share a category (Health) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Adjusted Body Weight?
IBW + 0.4 × (actual − IBW). Height above zero. Not Boer LBM. Not medical advice. Also: Adjusted weight is Devine IBW plus 0.4 times (actual − IBW). Unlike Ideal Body Weight this uses your current kg. Unlike Lean Body Mass this is not Boer FFM. Height must be above zero. Not medical advice.