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Calculate Body Surface Area Using Mosteller Equation

mosteller_bsa.Rd

Calculate Body Surface Area Using Mosteller Equation

Usage

mosteller_bsa(weight, height)

Arguments

weight

weight of subject (kg)

height

height of subject (cm)

Value

the body surface area (m^2)

Details

The Mosteller equation for BSA: $$BSA = \sqrt{\frac{W \cdot H}{3600}}$$

where:

  • \(W\) = weight (kg)

  • \(H\) = height (cm)

See also

Other body_composition: aibw(), bmi(), bmic(), bsa(), dubois_bsa(), ibw()

Examples

mosteller_bsa(70, 170)
#> [1] 1.818119
#> attr(,"units")
#> [1] "m^2"