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Ideal Body Weight for Children of ages 1-10

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m = 2 a_{y} + 10

$m = 2 a_y +10$

(a_{y}) age in years

$(a_y)"age in years"$

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The Ideal Body Weight for Children ages 1-10 (Leffler Formula) is used to estimate the weight of children in circumstances (such as emergencies) when actual weight cannot be measured.

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The following formula is used for children between 1 and 10:

$m = 2 a_{y} + 10$ $m=2a_y+10$

where:

$a_{y}$ $a_y$ = age in years

References

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_body_weight#Estimation_in_children)

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