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Ideal Weight in Adults

Aka: Ideal Weight in Adults, Ideal Body Weight in Adults, Ideal Weight, Ideal Body Weight, Predicted Weight, Predicted Body Weight for Height
  1. See Also
    1. Weight Measurement in Children
    2. Body Mass Index
  2. Calculation: Male
    1. Ideal Weight (Robinson, 1983)
      1. Weight (kg) = 52 + 1.9 * (htCm - 150)
    2. Ideal Weight (Miller, 1983)
      1. Weight (kg) = 56.2 + 1.41 * (htCm - 150)
    3. Ideal Weight (Devine, 1974)
      1. Weight (kg) = 50 + 2.3 * (htCm - 150)
    4. Ideal Weight (Hamwi, (1964)
      1. Weight (kg) = 48.0 + 2.7 * (htCm - 150)
    5. Ideal Weight (Approximate quick calculation, modified from Broca's Index, 1871)
      1. Weight (lb) = 106 + (height in inches over 60) x 6
  3. Calculation: Female
    1. Ideal Weight (Robinson, 1983)
      1. Weight (kg) = 49 + 1.7 * (htCm - 150)
    2. Ideal Weight (Miller, 1983)
      1. Weight (kg) = 53.1 + 1.36 * (htCm - 150)
    3. Ideal Weight (Devine, 1974)
      1. Weight (kg) = 45.5 + 2.3 * (htCm - 150)
    4. Ideal Weight (Hamwi, (1964)
      1. Weight (kg) = 45.5 + 2.2 * (htCm - 150)
    5. Ideal Weight (Approximate quick calculation, , modified from Broca's Index, 1871)
      1. Weight (lb) = 100 + (height in inches over 60) x 5
  4. Resources
    1. Hall-MD Ideal Weight Formulas
      1. http://halls.md/ideal-weight-formulas-broca-devine/
    2. Calculator.Net
      1. http://www.calculator.net/ideal-weight-calculator.html
    3. Fpnotebook Ideal Body Weight Calculator
  5. References
    1. Robinson (1983) Am J Hosp Pharm 40(6):1016-9 [PubMed]

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