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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2021 Oct 12;46:246–250. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.746

Table 1:

IBW predictive formulas

Author(s) Year Predictive Formula
Devine 1974 IBW (men) = 50 kg + (2.3 kg per inch over 5’)
IBW (women) = 45.5 kg + (2.3 kg per inch over 5’)
Robinson et al 1983 IBW (men) = 52 kg + (1.9 kg per inch over 5’)
IBW (women) = 49 kg + (1.7 kg per inch over 5’)
Miller et al 1983 IBW (men) = 55.7 kg + (1.39 kg per inch over 5’)
IBW (women) = 53 kg + (1.33 kg per inch over 5’)
Broca 1871 IBW (kg) = height (cm) − 100
Hamwi 1964 IBW (men) = 106 lb + (6 lb per inch over 5’)
IBW (women) = 100 lb + (5 lb per inch over 5’)
Hammond 2000 IBW (men) = 48 kg + (1.1 kg per cm over 150)
IBW (women) = 45 kg + (0.9 kg per cm over 150)