A woman comes to the clinic for a well-woman exam. The nurse charts her height as 5 feet, 3 inches and weight as 146 pounds. Her body mass index (BMI) would be

Number 1 is correct.

BMI is calculated by dividing the weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. Convert pounds to kilograms by dividing pounds by 2.2: 146 lbs/2.2 = 66.4 kg . Convert inches (63) into meters and square: meters = (number of inches/39.37) = 63 in./39.37 = 1.6 m2 = 2.56 . Calculate BMI: kg/m2 66.4 kg/2.56 m2 = 25.9 . BMI = 25.9 (overweight) .