[Study of formula for calculating body surface areas of the Chinese adults].
The body surface area of 100 Chinese adults (50 for each sex) was measured with the paper cast method and compared to the results estimated by the Stevenson's "height-weight-surface" formula. Our results shows that Stevenson's formula is no longer suitable for the Chinese. Our formulae for Chinese are as follows: SI=0.0061 x H + 0.0124 x W - 0.0099 (for both sexes), SII=0.0057 x H + 0.0121 - W + 0.0882 (for male), SIII=0.0073 H + 0.0127 x W - 0.2106 (for female) H: body height, W: body weight, S: body surface area
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Luoyang Medical College, Luoyang 471003.
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Ren
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Wang
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Wang
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D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D001827:Body Height; D001830:Body Surface Area; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D012016:Reference Values