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. 2016 Jun 28;55(12):1573–1589. doi: 10.1007/s40262-016-0422-3

Table 2.

Anthropometric measures, organ weights and tissue weights, including blood content, as used in the elderly physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models

Parameter Sex Age, years
30c 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Body weight, kg Female 60.0 63.3 65.2 65.5 62.2 56.1 53.7 45.2
Male 73.0 74.4 73.0 72.0 71.1 68.1 64.9 55.6
Height, cm Female 163.0 160.9 160.0 158.3 155.4 151.7 150.0 147.9
Male 176.0 175.1 173.9 171.2 167.4 165.5 163.8 157.6
Organ masses, ga
 Blood poolsb Female 1899.4 1921.1 1961.2 1946.9 1847.7 1692.6 1634.5 1357.0
Male 2264.6 2269.5 2234.9 2180.2 2111.3 2042.5 1976.5 1739.5
 Bone Female 9121.5 8886.3 8676.1 8401.8 7811.6 6981.4 6619.0 6263.5
Male 11,817.8 11,848.0 11,481.6 11,091.6 10,355.0 9637.1 8969.0 8300.9
 Brain Female 1357.0 1352.3 1347.6 1315.1 1287.3 1241.4 1169.4 1097.4
Male 1508.8 1506.9 1502.9 1463.3 1434.3 1400.1 1372.1 1344.2
 Fat Female 19,348.0 20,002.5 23,815.4 26,993.0 27,884.7 25,694.5 25,020.6 20,171.4
Male 14,868.0 16,309.7 16,676.5 17,920.7 19,447.4 19,947.7 20,691.0 17,082.3
 Gonads Female 13.1 13.0 6.6 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.9
Male 40.3 40.8 35.0 33.5 31.9 30.6 30.3 29.5
 Heart Female 328.4 340.0 355.6 377.1 399.1 413.5 431.2 412.9
Male 417.2 434.3 439.1 454.6 464.8 441.4 437.9 425.1
 Kidney Female 403.4 401.7 400.5 383.4 364.2 325.2 308.8 295.8
Male 437.7 475.9 468.1 455.6 441.7 395.7 366.7 355.9
 Liver Female 1905.5 1881.0 1867.7 1679.8 1504.9 1423.4 1329.5 1189.4
Male 2357.8 2324.5 2206.0 2041.3 1714.6 1417.3 1324.0 1202.0
 Lung Female 1009.5 1021.4 1038.8 1023.8 1005.4 849.1 804.5 637.3
Male 1294.3 1334.7 1337.4 1349.0 1271.8 1138.0 1007.4 978.0
 Muscle Female 20,276.2 23,058.3 21,300.1 18,971.2 15,746.4 13,367.8 12,394.3 10,060.6
Male 32,338.6 32,318.2 31,180.6 29,600.0 28,562.1 26,524.8 23,657.0 19,534.0
 Pancreas Female 169.5 170.3 163.8 158.7 148.5 131.9 128.0 122.6
Male 190.3 190.8 183.6 178.2 165.4 149.9 143.7 139.5
 Skin Female 2723.5 2773.2 2836.2 2829.5 2725.8 2559.1 2493.8 2223.5
Male 3760.9 3790.2 3745.1 3692.0 3635.2 3537.0 3439.7 3122.6
 Spleen Female 219.2 197.7 190.7 182.4 164.5 149.7 99.4 78.7
Male 243.4 221.9 208.2 197.0 186.6 160.4 133.4 108.4

aOrgan masses for gastrointestinal organs were kept constant for females (1274.5 g) and males (1304.8 g) over the investigated age range

bBlood pools represent arterial and venous blood, as well as blood in the portal vein

cPhysiological and anatomical information on the 30-year-old individuals is derived from the International Commission on Radiological Protection reference man [25]