Aglago et al reported an equation for estimated the total body water (TBW) of a North African adult. The authors are from Ibn Tofail University and Children's Hospital in Rabat, Morocco.
Patient selection: age from 18 to 64 years
Methods of analysis for body water: D2O (deuterium oxide)
Parameters:
(1) height in centimeters
(2) resistance in Ohms from bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA)