DuBois formula

The DuBois formula is a mathematical formula for estimating the body surface area A from body size h and body weight m in humans:

${\displaystyle A=0{,}007184\,\mathrm {m} ^{2}\cdot \left({\frac {h}{\mathrm {cm} }}\right)^{0{,}725}\cdot \left({\frac {m}{\mathrm {kg} }}\right)^{0{,}425}}$

${\displaystyle {\text{Körperoberfläche in m}}^{2}=0{,}007184\cdot ({\text{Körpergröße in cm}})^{0{,}725}\cdot ({\text{Körpergewicht in kg}})^{0{,}425}}$

The DuBois formula was named after the first descriptor, the US natural scientist Delafield DuBois and the US medical doctor Eugene Floyd DuBois . It is the classic formula for calculating the body surface area in chemotherapy . Although it was derived from data from only nine test persons and is therefore viewed critically, it is still the most frequently used despite numerous optimized calculation methods, such as the Mosteller formula or the Haycock formula .

Another representation of the DuBois formula is given in the Pschyrembel from 1990:

${\displaystyle {\text{Körperoberfläche in cm}}^{2}={\sqrt {\left({\text{Körpergewicht in kg}}\cdot {\text{Körpergröße in cm}}\right)}}\cdot 167{,}2}$

literature

• Willibald Pschyrembel (founder), Christoph Zink (editor): Pschyrembel - Clinical Dictionary . 256th edition. Walter de Gruyter , Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-11-010881-X .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ DuBois D, DuBois EF: A formula to estimate the approximate surface area if height and weight be known . In: Archives of Internal Medicine . 17, 1916, pp. 863-871.
2. ↑ Pschyrembel / Zink: Pschyrembel - Clinical Dictionary. 1990, p. 379