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Relationship between total body water and surface area in normal and obese subjects

Year: 1971

Type: article

Abstract: Total body water was measured using tritium in 30 males and 30 females. It was found that total body water could be predicted from height and weight, and formulae for both males and females have been produced with multiple correlation coefficients (r) of 0.95 and 0.96 respectively. The predicted total body water was found to be very closely related to the predicted surface area giving correlation coefficients (r) for males and females of 0.997 and 0.985 respectively.

Source: Journal of Clinical Pathology

DOI: 10.1136/jcp.24.3.234

Authors: R. Hume, Elspeth Weyers

Institution: Southern General Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Body Composition Measurement Techniques

Subfield: Physiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2038769339