It’s probably beside the point, but the BMI tables are not useful for evaluating an individual. The BMI was created to compare nations and other large groupings of people. That way, all the other factors average out.
Trump is 6’2” tall, and the BMI is biased against taller people. The weight of a symmetrical object goes up as the cube of the increase in dimensions. The BMI scale uses the height squared in its formula. People aren’t symmetrical objects. If you split the difference and use a power of 2.5, you get different results.
A 6’2” 240 lb. man has a BMI of 30.9 — just over the line for obesity.
If you use 2.5 in the formula, you get 29.4, — just under the line for obesity. Since the line for obesity should be based on how well it predicts health; the 2.5 figure is more accurate for tall people.
Here’s a link to a calculator of the so-called BBMI (Better BMI):
https://tall.life/better-bmi-for-short-and-tall-people/
I did this for the military and they used the tape besides weight amounts as they don’t do a complete job. Calipers were used as a backup.
Weight is inconclusive as it does not take into consideration bone structure, musculature, and body type (DNA) which in many cases is contributory to weight and fitness. We had a lot of people constantly fighting for their career when they lived off weight only. A perfect example is the body type of Pacific Islanders. They are strong, also, but their body shape was a problem and it is hereditary.
I was in on a court martial of a man that was being tossed for over weightness as a witness, AFR 35-11 procedures, to his workout program. When the prosecuting captain was finished, the defense major didn’t even say a word. He put up three easels and put pictures of the guy in competition for body building. There was one full colonel and two light colonels on the board, and the full colonel ask the JAG, “Are trying the throw him out?” When the captain started to speak, the colonel just glared at him and broke in and asked him do you wish to withdraw article 15 and summary court martial procedures. The jag said yes and ultimately a waiver from the squadron commander was established. This guy was huge. His body fat % was less than 5 and he was 6 feet and 240 pounds. Strong as a bull. His top weight number in the system at that time was 202 pounds at 72 inches. Over that was considered overweight. They now handle this on case by case.
rwood