💪 Lean Body Mass (Boer)
Estimate lean body mass with the Boer formula.
Lean Body Mass (Boer)
Weight (kg)
Height (cm)
Sex
When to use
Drug dosing and physiological scaling.
How it works
Men: 0.407·wt + 0.267·ht − 19.2. Women: 0.252·wt + 0.473·ht − 48.3 (kg, cm).
Key points
- Several LBM formulae exist (Boer, James, Hume).
- Used for some anaesthetic drug dosing.
- Choose the weight specified for each drug.
References
Decision support for licensed clinicians only; not a substitute for clinical judgement, diagnosis or local protocols.