Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 OOPS- The " kg " and " m " should be lbs and inches Adjusted BMI for amputees: Weight E (lb) x 705 HT (inches) x HT(inches) for amputees: Weight E = Weight C (1-P) E=Estimated C=Current wt (post amputaion) P=Percent amputation Example: 5'8 " 135 lbs with a BKA AKA 10.4% (1-P)= 0.896 (1- 0.104) BKA=7.1% (1-P)=0.929 (1- 0.071) 135 divided by 0.929 X 705 = 22.1 68 x 68 For a bilat amputee, then you would do P = 1-14.2% (or 1 - 0.142) = 0.858 using above example I get BMI of 23.98 Of course you'd have to know the person's pre-amputation HT Diane Baum, RD, LD/N Mohrman wrote: Hello group! How do we calculate the BMI of a bilateral amputee?? Thanks! Janet Mohrman MS RD LDN Normal, IL --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 another clarification: the division lines did not come through in the email. It should read as: Weight E (lb) divided by {HT (inches) x HT (inches)} X 705 in example: (135 divided by 0.929) divided by (68 x 68) x 705 = 22.1 Diane Baum wrote: OOPS- The " kg " and " m " should be lbs and inches Adjusted BMI for amputees: Weight E (lb) x 705 HT (inches) x HT(inches) for amputees: Weight E = Weight C (1-P) E=Estimated C=Current wt (post amputaion) P=Percent amputation Example: 5'8 " 135 lbs with a BKA AKA 10.4% (1-P)= 0.896 (1- 0.104) BKA=7.1% (1-P)=0.929 (1- 0.071) 135 divided by 0.929 X 705 = 22.1 68 x 68 For a bilat amputee, then you would do P = 1-14.2% (or 1 - 0.142) = 0.858 using above example I get BMI of 23.98 Of course you'd have to know the person's pre-amputation HT Diane Baum, RD, LD/N Mohrman wrote: Hello group! How do we calculate the BMI of a bilateral amputee?? Thanks! Janet Mohrman MS RD LDN Normal, IL --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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