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01-06-2020 | Obesity | Brief Communication
Practical Estimation of Ideal Body Weight and Normalized Lean Weight
Author:
John H P Friesen
Published in:
Obesity Surgery
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Issue 6/2020
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Abstract
Simple formulas for estimating ideal body weight (IBW) and normalized lean weight (NLW) are proposed here. The equations are as follows:
$$ \mathrm{IBW}=W\times 22/\mathrm{BMI} $$
$$ \mathrm{NLW}=W\times \sqrt{22/\mathrm{BMI}\;} $$
where
W is equal to total patient weight in kilograms and BMI is the body mass index in units of kg/m
2. The calculated values are equivalent for practical purposes to previously published formulas.