Body
Surface Area, Body Mass Index (BMI)
| Body
Surface Area |
| Formula : |
BSA (m2)
= |
| Mosteller : |
| = √ |
height (cm) x weight (kg) |
 |
| 3600 | |
| DuBois & DuBois : |
= 0.20247 x height (m)0.725 x weight
(kg)0.425 |
| Haycock : |
= 0.024265 x height (cm)0.3964 x weight
(kg)0.5378 |
| Gehan & George : |
= 0.0235 x height (cm)0.42246 x weight
(kg)0.51456 |
| Boyd : |
= 0.0003207 x height (cm)0.3 x weight
(grams)0.7285 - (0.0188 x
log(weight)) |
Lean Body Weight (men) = (1.10 x Weight(kg)) - 128 (
Weight2/(100 x Height(m))2)
Lean Body Weight
(women) = (1.07 x Weight(kg)) - 148 ( Weight2/(100 x
Height(m))2)
Ideal Body Weight (men) = 50 + 2.3 ( Height(in) - 60 )
Ideal Body
Weight (women) = 45.5 + 2.3 ( Height(in) - 60 )
Body Mass Index = Weight(kg) / Height(m)2
The Federal guidelines on
the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in
adults released by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI),
in cooperation with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) defined "overweight" as a body mass index value
between 25 and 29.9; and "obesity" as a body mass index value greater than
or equal to 30.
References:
Mosteller RD. Simplified Calculation of Body Surface
Area. N Engl J Med. 1987 Oct 22;317(17):1098.
(letter)
DuBois D, DuBois EF. A formula to estimate the approximate
surface area if height and weight be known. Arch Int Med 1916
17:863-71.
Haycock GB, Schwartz GJ, Wisotsky DH. Geometric method
for measuring body surface area: A height weight formula validated in
infants, children and adults. The Journal of Pediatrics 1978
(93):1:62-66.
Gehan EA, George SL. Estimation of human body
surface area from height and weight. Cancer Chemother Rep
1970 54:225-35.
Boyd E. The growth of the surface area of the
human body. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1935.
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