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Chapter : ch2. Body Dimensions & Blood Volumes Section : Lean Body and Fat Free Mass
  Lean Body Mass from Height and Weight Using the Method of Hume

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Overview :

The lean body mass in adults can be estimated from a patient's gender, height and weight.

 

For men over the age of 16:

 

lean body mass in kilograms =

= (0.32810 * (body weight in kilograms)) + (0.33929 * (height in centimeters)) - 29.5336

 

For women over the age of 30:

 

lean body mass in kilograms =

= (0.29569 * (body weight in kilograms)) + (0.41813 * (height in centimeters)) - 43.2933

 

  References:

Hume R. Prediction of lean body mass from height and weight. J Clin Path. 1966; 19:389-391.

 

 

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