Lean body mass (Peters formula)

Source: Peters AM, Snelling HL, Glass DM, Bird NJ. Estimation of lean body mass in children. Br J Anaesth. 2011 May;106(5):719-23, doi:10.1093/bja/aer057 . PMID: 21498495.

Usage

lbm_peters(weight, height, sex)

Arguments

weight

Body weight in kg, as numeric.

height

Body height in cm, as numeric.

sex

Sex encoded as number (male is 0) or character (male is "M").

Value

Lean body mass in kg, as numeric. Returns NA for invalid inputs.

See also

lbm_boer()

lbm_hume()