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A Study on the Modified Broca's Index to Estimate Standard Body Weight of Korean Adults.
Byoung Mann Cho
Korean J Prev Med. 1983;16(1):35-40.
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The author investigated the modified Broca's index that could be applied to Korean adults, what is called Korean Broca's Index, with 2322 apparently healthy subjects of 20-59 years old in order to obtain the index which could be used to estimate the standard body weight of Korean adults. The obtained results were as follow: 1. Linear regression equation of body weight to height was Y (weight in kg) =0.7195 X (height in cm)-57.9746 in male, and Y (weight in kg) =0.4288 X (height in cm)-16.6528 in female. 2. Estimated constant that could be applied to Korean Broca's Index was 0.93 in male and 0.89 in female, and these sexual difference was statistically significant. (P<0.01)
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