Estimating Ideal Body Weight – A New Formula
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- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Obesity Surgery
- Vol. 15 (7) , 1082-1083
- https://doi.org/10.1381/0960892054621350
Abstract
A simple formula for estimating ideal body weight (IBW) in kilograms for both men and women is presented. The equation IBW = 22 × H2, where H is equal to patient height in meters, yields weight values midway within the range of weights obtained using published IBW formulae.Keywords
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