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. 2005 Jun 10;20(8):1054–1066. doi: 10.1007/s00467-005-1876-y

Table 5.

Formulas enabling calculation of the volume of distribution of urea in liters (total body water) using height, weight, sex and age (from Ref. [67])

Boys: Ht<132.7 cm V=1.927+0.465/BW (kg)+0.0045/ht (cm)
Ht>132.7 cm V=−21.1933+0.406/BW (kg)+0.209/ht (cm)
Girls: Ht<110.8 cm V=0.076+0.507/BW (kg)+0.013/ht (cm)
Ht>110.8 cm V=-10.313+0.252/BW (kg)+0.154/ht (cm)