PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Hume, R. TI - Prediction of lean body mass from height and weight AID - 10.1136/jcp.19.4.389 DP - 1966 Jul 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 389--391 VI - 19 IP - 4 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/19/4/389.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/19/4/389.full SO - J Clin Pathol1966 Jul 01; 19 AB - Lean body mass, calculated from the measurement of total body water using antipyrine space, was estimated in 29 males and 27 females. It was found that the lean body mass could be predicted from the height and weight, and formulae for both males and females have been produced with multiple correlation coefficients (r) of 0·96 and 0·83 respectively.