Obesity Surgery
Volume 15, Number 7, 1082-1083, DOI: 10.1381/0960892054621350

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Estimating Ideal Body Weight – A New Formula

Harry J M Lemmens, Jay B Brodsky and Donald P Bernstein

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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.

IDEAL BODY WEIGHT - OBESITY - DRUG DOSAGE

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