title: Total body water measurements by deuterium dilution in adult Indian males and females.
abstract: Total Body Water (TBW) was measured in a group of 20 healthy adult Indian men and 10 women by the deuterated water dilution technique and their body composition was determined by applying a hydration factor of 0.7194 for fat free mass (FFM). The TBW in the male subjects whose mean body weight was 49.8 +/- 6.7 kg, was 60.6 +/- 3.2% of body weight (range 55.8%-65.4%), from which a FFM of 41.9 +/- 6.1 kg (range 31.8 kg-51.3 kg) was obtained. Total body water in the group of 10 female subjects whose mean body weight was 42.7 +/- 4.9 kg, was 57.0 +/- 4.5% of body weight (range 52.5%-64.2%) from which a FFM of 34.0 +/- 5.1 kg (range 28.4 kg-39.4 kg) was obtained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borgonha
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuriyan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petracchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferro-Luzzi
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kurpad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001825:Body Fluid Compartments; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001834:Body Water / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D003903:Deuterium; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007201:Indicator Dilution Techniques; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D003903:Deuterium