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Ideal Body Weight for Children under 1

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m=12am+4
(am)age in months
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The Ideal Body Weight for Children under 1 is used to estimate the weight of children in circumstances (such as emergencies) when actual weight cannot be measured.

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The Leffler formula is used for children under 1 year old:

m=12am+4

where:

  • am = age in months

References

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


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