TABLE 1
1999 METROPOLITAN HEIGHT AND WEIGHT TABLES FOR
MEN AND WOMEN
According to Frame, Ages 25-59
WOMEN
Weight in Pounds (In Indoor Clothing)*

HEIGHT

SMALL

MEDIUM

LARGE

(In Shoes)+

FRAME

FRAME

FRAME

Feet

Inches

 

 

 

4

10

102-111

109-121

118-131

4

11

103-113

111-123

120-134

5

0

104-115

113-126

122-137

5

1

106-118

115-129

125-140

5

2

108-121

118-132

128-143

5

3

111-124

121-135

131-147

5

4

114-127

124-138

134-151

5

5

117-130

127-141

137-155

5

6

120-133

130-144

140-159

5

7

123-136

133-147

143-163

5

8

126-139

136-150

146-167

5

9

129-142

139-153

149-170

5

10

132-145

142-156

152-173

5

11

135-148

145-159

155-176

6

0

138-151

148-162

158-179

  + Shoes with 1-inch heels

Source of basic data Build Study, 1979. Society of Actuaries and Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors of America, 1980.
Copyright© 1996, 1999 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Courtesy of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

TABLE 1
1999 METROPOLITAN HEIGHT AND WEIGHT TABLES FOR
MEN AND WOMEN
According to Frame, Ages 25-59
MEN
Weight in Pounds (In Indoor Clothing)*

HEIGHT

SMALL

MEDIUM

LARGE

(In Shoes)+

FRAME

FRAME

FRAME

Feet

Inches

 

 

 

5

2

128-134

131-141

138-150

5

3

130-136

133-143

140-153

5

4

132-138

135-145

142-156

5

5

134-140

137-148

144-160

5

6

136-142

139-151

146-164

5

7

138-145

142-154

149-168

5

8

140-148

145-157

152-172

5

9

142-151

148-160

155-176

5

10

144-154

151-163

158-180

5

11

146-157

154-166

161-184

6

0

149-160

157-170

164-188

6

1

152-164

160-174

168-192

6

2

155-168

164-178

172-197

6

3

158-172

167-182

176-202

6

4

162-176

171-187

181-207

  + Shoes with 1-inch heels

    Source of basic data Build Study, 1979. Society of Actuaries and Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors of America, 1980.
    Copyright    © 1996, 1999 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
    Courtesy of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

 TABLE 2
1999 METROPOLITAN HEIGHT AND WEIGHT TABLES FOR
MEN AND WOMEN ON METRIC BASIS
According to Frame, Ages 25-59
WOMEN
Weight in Kilograms (In Indoor Clothing)*

HEIGHT

SMALL

MEDIUM

LARGE

(In Shoes)+

FRAME

FRAME

FRAME

Centimeters

 

 

 

148

46.4 - 50.5

49.6 - 55.1

53.7 - 59.8

149

46.6 - 51.0

50.0 - 55.5

54.1 - 60.3

150

46.7 - 51.3

50.3 - 55.9

54.4 - 60.9

151

46.9 - 51.7

50.7 - 56.4

54.6 - 61.4

152

47.1 - 52.1

51.1 - 57.0

55.2 - 61.9

153

47.4 - 52.5

51.5 - 57.5

55.6 - 62.4

154

47.8 - 53.0

51.9 - 58.0

56.2 - 63.0

155

48.1 - 53.6

52.2 - 58.6

56.8 - 63.6

156

48.5 - 54.1

52.7 - 59.1

57.3 - 64.1

157

48.8 - 54.6

53.2 - 59.6

57.8 - 64.6

158

49.3 - 55.2

53.8 - 60.2

58.4 - 65.3

159

49.8 - 55.7

54.3 - 60.7

58.9 - 66.0

160

50.3 - 56.2

54.9 - 61.2

59.4 - 66.7

161

50.8 - 56.7

55.4 - 61.7

59.9 - 67.4

162

51.4 - 57.3

55.9 - 62.3

60.5 - 68.1

163

51.9 - 57.8

56.4 - 62.8

61.0 - 68.8

164

52.5 - 58.4

57.0 - 63.4

61.5 - 69.5

165

53.0 - 58.9

57.5 - 63.9

62.0 - 70.2

166

53.6 - 59.5

58.1 - 64.5

62.6 - 70.9

167

54.1 - 60.0

58.7 - 65.0

63.2 - 71.7

168

54.6 - 60.5

59.2 - 65.5

63.7 - 72.4

169

55.2 - 61.1

59.7 - 66.1

64.3 - 73.1

170

55.7 - 61.6

60.2 - 66.6

64.8 - 73.8

171

56.2 - 62.1

60.7 - 67.1

65.3 - 74.5

172

56.8 - 62.6

61.3 - 67.6

65.8 - 75.2

173

57.3 - 63.2

61.8 - 68.2

66.4 - 75.9

174

57.8 - 63.7

62.3 - 68.7

66.9 - 76.4

175

58.3 - 64.2

62.8 - 69.2

67.4 - 76.9

176

58.9 - 64.8

63.4 - 69.8

68.0 - 77.5

177

59.5 - 65.4

64.0 - 70.4

68.5 - 78.1

178

60.0 - 65.9

64.5 - 70.9

69.0 - 78.6

179

60.5 - 66.4

65.1 - 71.4

69.6 - 79.1

180

61.0 - 66.9

65.6 - 71.9

70.1 - 79.6

181

61.6 - 67.5