Moore et al reported equations for predicting extracellular water in adults.
Patient selection: males from 20 to 84 years of age, females from 20 to 74 years of age
Parameters:
(1) gender
(2) body weight in kilograms
(3) extracellular water in liters
extracellular body water in liters for a male =
= (0.135 * (body weight)) + 7.35
extracellular body water in liters for a female =
= (0.134 * (body weight)) + 5.27
