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. 2016 Sep 8;6(9):e010289. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010289

Table 1.

Determination of height and body weight of orthopaedically disabled and bedridden patients (aged between 19 and 80)22

Age (years) Male Female
Height
 19–59 (KD×1.88)+71.85 (KD×1.86)−(A×0.05)+70.25
 60–80 (KD×2.08)+59.01 (KD×1.91)−(A×0.17)+75.00
Body weight
 19–59 (KD×1.19)+(AC×3.21)−86.82 (KD×1.01)+(AC×2.81)−66.04
 60–80 (KD×1.10)+(AC×3.07)−75.81 (KD×1.09)+(AC×2.68)−65.51

A, age (years); AC, arm circumference (cm); KD, knee-deep (cm).