title: [Study of formula for calculating body surface areas of the Chinese adults].
abstract: 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
authors.affiliation: Luoyang Medical College, Luoyang 471003.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: X C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: 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