Body Mass Index and Body Surface Area

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Height

Weight

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Body Mass Index: (Kg / metres squared)

Body Surface Area: (metres squared)

Formulae: BMI = (weight) / (height squared)
log (surface area) = log (weight) x 0.425 + log (height) x 0.725 + 1.8564
DuBois and DuBois Ann Intern Med,17,863 1916

Original JavaScript by Dr M R Holland, New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton