calculate_bsa: Calculate body surface area

In MarijnJABoer/befitteR: A bundle of health, fitness, food and body related equations, formula's and more, so you can become fit

Description

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Use this function to calculate your body surface area. For more information go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_surface_area

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soft-deprecated

Calculates your mean body surface area from available equations.

Usage

calculate_bsa(weight, height, sex, equation = "du-bois")

calculate_mean_bsa(weight, height, sex)

Arguments

weight	your weight in kg
height	height in centimeters
sex	one of male or female. Only needed when equation is schlich.
equation	set the equation, Default: 'du-bois'

Details

BSA is calculated as follows:... TODO: Latex error. Need to fix

Value

body surface area in m^2

mean body surface area in m^2

Examples

calculate_bsa(weight = 70, height = 180, equation = "du-bois")
calculate_bsa(weight = 70, height = 180, equation = "mosteller")
calculate_mean_bsa(
  weight = 70,
  height = 180,
  sex = "male"
)

MarijnJABoer/befitteR documentation built on April 24, 2020, 5:43 a.m.