APPENDIX III. BODY SURFACE AREA: OLDER CHILDREN AND ADULTS 

 Nomogram is based on formula appearing in DuBois, D., and DuBois, E. F., Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. 13:77. 1916. 



Height 



10" 

 8" 

 6" 

 4" 

 2" 

 fa' 



10" 

 8" 

 6" 

 4" 

 2" 

 5' 

 10" 

 8" 

 fa" 

 4" 



10" 



8" 

 fa" 

 4" 

 2" 



10" 

 8" 





■220 



215 

 •210 



205 

 -200 



195 

 -190 



185 

 -180 



175 

 • 170 



lfe5 

 -160 



155 



- 150 

 145 



-140 

 135 



-130 

 125 



-120 

 115 



-110 

 105 



-100 

 95 



- 90 

 85 



- 80 



C- 75 



Surface Area 



sq m 



Weight 



^ .65 



.60 



— .55 



.50 



kg 



SE— 120 



1e— 110 



140 — ^ 

 130- 

 120- 

 110- 



100 ■ 

 90-^ 

 80- 

 70- 



60 ^_ 

 50- 



40- 



65 



45 



40 



35 



30 



25 



20 



I — 15 



Reference : Talbot, N. B., Sobel. E. H., McArthur, J. W., and Crawford. J. D.. "Functional Endocrinology from 

 Birth through Adolescence. " Cambridge. Mass.: The Commonwealth Fund. Harvard University Press. 1952 (as 

 quoted in "Fluid and Electrolytes." Abbott Laboratories. North Chicago. 111.). 



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