Common Height & Weight References

Conversion Factors

1 inch = 2.54 cm. 1 foot = 30.48 cm. 1 pound (lb) = 0.4536 kg. 1 stone = 14 lbs = 6.350 kg. 1 kg = 2.205 lbs. Quick reference: 6 feet = 182.9cm. 5 feet 10 = 177.8cm. 12 stone = 76.2kg. 10 stone = 63.5kg.

UK vs US vs Metric

UK traditionally uses feet/inches for height and stone/lbs for weight. USA uses feet/inches and pounds only (no stone). Medical contexts globally use centimetres and kilograms — always convert before recording on health forms.

Travel Medical Form Tips

When filling in forms abroad: USA wants height in feet/inches and weight in pounds. Europe and most of Asia want cm and kg. Australia uses metric. Keep your measurements in all three formats if you travel internationally.

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