Table 1.
Selected BSA prediction equations for comparison with 3DPS derived BSA
| Authors (reference) |
Body Surface Area measurement method |
Equation | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N and Race | Demographics | |||
| DuBois & DuBois, 1916 (19) | Coating method | BSA=0.007184 x W0.425 x H0.725 | N=9 North American | Age: 1.75-36 W: 6.27-93.0 H: 73.2-184.2 BMI: 15.3-41.50 BSA: 0.3699-1.9000 |
| Gehan & George, 1970 (22) | N=163 coating method N=222 surface integration N=16 triangulation |
BSA=0.0235 x W0.51456 x H0.42246 | N=401 Cited from Boyd E., which published in Minneapolis, 1935. |
<5yrs: N=229 5-20yrs: N=42 ≥20yrs: N=130 |
| Jones, 1985 (18) | Coating method | BSA=0.327+0.0071W+0.0292CC | N=15 Caucasian female |
Age: 17-39 W: 47.0-80.8 H: 154.7-174.9 BSA: 1.5500-2.0600 CC: 30.3-38.7 |
| Nwoye & Al-Shehri, 1989 (24) | Coating method and planimetry (not including penis and scrotum as their error <1%; one side only in limbs and the head) | BSA=0.001315 x W0.2620 x H1.2139 | N=20 African male (Nigerians- southern nationalities) |
Age: 18-55 W: 49.0-90.5 (Mean 65.1) H: 151.7-192.7(Mean 173.7) BMI: 18.98-24.12(Mean 21.46) BSA: 1.6890-2.4160 (Mean 2.0630) |
| Tikuisis, 2001 (25) | 3D laser scanning technology | M: BSA=0.01281 x W0.44 x H0.60 F: BSA=0.01474 x W0.47x H0.55 |
N=641 North American and European |
Male (N=395) Age: 18-64 W: 48.9-156.8 H: 149.7-198.2 BSA: 1.4900-2.7130 Female (N=246) Age: 19-63 W: 45.0-140.7 H: 145.3-187.9 BSA: 1.3800-2.6620 |
| Yu, 2010 (26) | Gemini 3D scanners | BSA=0.00713989 x W0.4040 x H0.7437 | N=270 Taiwanese |
Age: 18-64 Male (N=135) H: 167.2±6.2 BMI: 22.8±5.0 Female (N=135) H: 155.4±5.3 BMI: 22.9±5.3 |
| Ashby-Thompson (current investigation) | Hamamatsu 3DPS | Combined: BSA3DPS=0.03216 x W0.4904 x H0.3769 M: BSA3DPS=0.01624 x W0.4725 x H0.5231 F: BSA3DPS=0.01522 x W0.4921 x H0.5231 |
N=113 Caucasian N=92 African American N=43 Hispanic N=9 Asian N=11 Other |
Male (N=67) Age: 18-74 W: 55.9-245.1 H: 166.6-177.5 BMI: 20.1-77.8 (mean: 36.0) BSA: 1.6-3.3 (mean: 2.187) Female (N=201) Age: 18-83 W: 51.4-193.7 H: 145.1-180.9 BMI: 17.8-74.6; (mean: 38.0) BSA: 1.7-2.5 (mean: 2.106) |
N=sample size; Age=years; W=weight (kg); H=height (cm); BMI=body mass index (kg/ m2); BSA=body surface area (m2); CC=upper calf circumference (cm).