In the Hamwi formula, for a woman with a small frame, what adjustment is applied to the standard weight?

In the Hamwi formula, for a woman with a small frame, what adjustment is applied to the standard weight?

• A. Add 10%
• B. Subtract 5%
• C. Add 5%
• D. Subtract 10%

Answer: (D)

Frame size adjustments in the Hamwi method modify the standard weight to reflect a lighter or heavier bone structure. For a woman, the starting point is 100 pounds for the first five feet plus 5 pounds for every inch over five feet. If the frame is small, the weight is reduced to account for a lighter frame, and in this approach that reduction is 10% of the standard weight. So you apply a 10% decrease to the standard weight to get the ideal weight for a woman with a small frame. For example, at five feet four inches, the standard weight would be 120 pounds. Subtracting 10% (which is 12 pounds) gives an ideal weight of 108 pounds.

Frame size adjustments in the Hamwi method modify the standard weight to reflect a lighter or heavier bone structure. For a woman, the starting point is 100 pounds for the first five feet plus 5 pounds for every inch over five feet. If the frame is small, the weight is reduced to account for a lighter frame, and in this approach that reduction is 10% of the standard weight. So you apply a 10% decrease to the standard weight to get the ideal weight for a woman with a small frame. For example, at five feet four inches, the standard weight would be 120 pounds. Subtracting 10% (which is 12 pounds) gives an ideal weight of 108 pounds.