Body surface area calculator in m^2 (DuBois and DuBois formula)

This function calculates the body surface area with the DuBois method. DuBois D. A formula to estimate the approximate surface area if height and body mass are known. Arch Intern Med 1916;17:863-71.

Usage

tar_bsa(height, weight)

Arguments

height

A numeric value in cm

weight

A numeric value in kg

Value

A numeric value in m^2

Examples

tar_bsa(height = 180, weight = 80) # ~1.996421 m^2
#> [1] 1.996421