Segal et al estimated extracellular water for an adult male from bioelectrical impedance, height and weight. The authors are from Mount Sinai Medical School and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City.
Patient population: adult
Parameters:
(1) height in cm
(2) weight in kilograms
(3) resistance in ohms measured using bioelectrical impedance (at 100 kHz)
total body water in liters =
= (0.284 * (((height in cm)^2) / (ohms))) + (0.11196 * (weight in kilograms)) - 6.1153
intracellular water in liters=
= (total body water in liters) - (extracellular water in liters)
where:
• The height squared divided by the resistance is called the impedance index.
Performance:
• The R-squared was 0.930 and standard error of the estimate (SEE) 1.94.
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