Total Body Water (Watson Formula)
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Total body water can be estimated using the following classic formulae:
For males
Total Body Water (TBW) = 2.447 - 0.09516 X age + 0.1074 X height + 0.3362 X weight
- Water in Litres
- Age in years
- Height in cm
- Weight in kg
For females
TBW = -2.097 + 0.1069 X height + 0.2466 X weight
- Water in Litres
- Height in cm
- Weight in kg
References
Watson PE, Watson ID, Batt RD.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1980, 33 (1): 27-39
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