Practical Estimation of Ideal Body Weight and Normalized Lean Weight

John H P Friesen

doi:10.1007/s11695-019-04380-8

Practical Estimation of Ideal Body Weight and Normalized Lean Weight

Obes Surg. 2020 Jun;30(6):2437-2438. doi: 10.1007/s11695-019-04380-8.

Author

John H P Friesen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, University of Manitoba, 2nd Floor, Harry Medovy House, 671 William Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0Z2, Canada. john.friesen@umanitoba.ca.

PMID: 31901129
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-04380-8

Abstract

Simple formulas for estimating ideal body weight (IBW) and normalized lean weight (NLW) are proposed here. The equations are as follows:[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]where W is equal to total patient weight in kilograms and BMI is the body mass index in units of kg/m². The calculated values are equivalent for practical purposes to previously published formulas.

Keywords: Drug dosage; Ideal body weight; Normalized lean weight; Obesity.

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Humans
Ideal Body Weight
Obesity, Morbid* / surgery
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