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Ideal Body Weight

Known as: Body Masses, Ideal, Masses, Ideal Body, Body Weights, Ideal 
Expected weight of a healthy normal individual based on age, sex, and height. Thus, a malnourished person would weigh less than their ideal body… (More)
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2007
2007
Social norms, ideal body weight and food attitudes.
This paper uses French data on ideal body weight and food attitudes to analyse the role of social norms in the individual's… (More)
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2006
2006
Comparison of ideal body weight equations and published height-weight tables with body mass index tables for healthy adults in the United States.
The purpose of this paper was to compare the ideal body weight (IBW) formulas and published height-weight tables for healthy… (More)
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2005
2005
Estimating ideal body weight--a new formula.
A simple formula for estimating ideal body weight (IBW) in kilograms for both men and women is presented. The equation IBW = 22 x… (More)
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1995
Highly Cited
1995
Effect of high-dose ibuprofen in patients with cystic fibrosis.
BACKGROUND Since the inflammatory response to chronic infection contributes to lung destruction in patients with cystic fibrosis… (More)
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1993
1993
Total and resting energy expenditure in obese women reduced to ideal body weight.
Obesity could be due to excess energy intake or decreased energy expenditure (EE). To evaluate this, we studied 18 obese females… (More)
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1991
1991
Ideal body weight estimated from the body mass index with the lowest morbidity.
The ideal body weight (kg) of each individual can be calculated by the following formula: ideal body mass index x the height (m)2… (More)
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1991
1991
Actual or ideal body weight: which should be used to predict energy expenditure?
Assessing energy expenditure in obese people is problematic. Two questions arise: Can we predict energy expenditure accurately… (More)
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1990
1990
Simple estimation of ideal body weight from body mass index with the lowest morbidity.
Body mass index (BMI) is expressed by the body weight (kg) divided by height (m) squared. Therefore, if we know ideal BMI, ideal… (More)
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1987
1987
Bone density of the radius, spine, and hip in relation to percent of ideal body weight in postmenopausal women
Bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) of the spine (L2–L4) and hip (at femoral neck, Ward's triangle, and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Determination of ideal body weight for drug dosage calculations.
Formulas for ideal body weight (IBW) in men and women were derived from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company height and weight… (More)
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