Zhu et al reported a number of equations for estimating the weight of a child less than 6 years old in the United States. One group of equations uses forearm circumference. The authors are from Kaiser Permanente, NIH, University of Texas at Austin, University of Minnesota, Johns Hopkins University, Michigan State University, UCLA and Purdue University.
Patient selection: age 0 to 5.9 years in the United States
Parameters:
(1) ethnic group
(2) length in centimeters
(3) forearm circumference in cm (maximum circumference of the right arm with palm down onto a table)
