Weight-Height Standards Based on World War II Experience

From data on height and weight (nude) of registrants for military service during World War II, relationships have been established between weight and height. From these relationships, which may be considered representative of the male population from 18 to 37 years of age, three weight-height tables have been prepared for White, Negro, and Total (White and Negro combined) men, for age groups, 18–19, 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, and 35–57. Each table shows five expected-weight values (in pounds) for individuals of particular height (in inches) and age. The five values consist of a midvalue, i.e., the expected mean value, and two values on either side of the midvalue, comprising ranges of ±1.2816 and ±1.6449 standard errors of estimate. The weight-values are given for height-ranges from 59 through 78 inches, in terms of one-inch intervals.