Health & Fitness
Intermediate

Body Surface Area (Mosteller)

Total skin surface area of the body.

Formula

BSA=h×m3600BSA = \sqrt{\frac{h \times m}{3600}}

Variables

hHeight (cm)
mMass (kg)

Example

175 cm, 70 kg ⇒ √(3.40) ≈ 1.84 m²

Did You Know?

Body surface area, not weight, is used to calculate precise doses of chemotherapy drugs.

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