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Ideal Body Weight Formula
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Estimated ideal body weight in (kg)
Male: IBW = 50 kg + 2.3 kg for each inch over 5 feet. Female: IBW = 45.5 kg + 2.3 kg for each inch over 5 feet. The history of the formulas for calculating ideal body weight began in 1871 when Dr. P.P. Broca (a French surgeon) created this formula ( known as Broca's index): Weight (in kg) should equal Height( in cm) - 100, plus or minus 15% for women or 10% for men. An unknown person translated Broca's formula into pounds and inches, and modified it to create this improved simple rule:
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