PMID: 16528108Mar 11, 2006Paper

Prediction of weight of Indian children aged upto two years based on foot-length: implications for emergency areas

Indian Pediatrics
Sandeep B BavdekarPranav Jani

Abstract

Children presenting in critical care department might receive improper drug doses, as their weight and length cannot be determined while they are being resuscitated. To determine if there is a correlation between foot-length and weight, length and surface area and to compare the drug doses calculated as per predicted weight (determined on the basis of foot-length) with those calculated on the basis of actual weight. Weight, length and foot-length of children aged up to 24 months were determined in the prospective study. Analysis was done using simple linear regression analysis and by determination of coefficient of determination. The dosages of emergency medications (epinephrine, atropine, Ringers lactate and diazepam) were calculated on the basis of actual weight and dosages given in standard text and were then compared with dosages likely to be administered on the basis of weight predicted by foot-length measurement. Five hundred subjects were enrolled in the study that demonstrated a significant linear relationship between foot-length and body weight (r2 = 0.88), total length (r2 = 0.88), and body surface area (r2 = 0.84). The weight could be predicted on the basis of the following formula Weight (kg)= [1.35 x foot-length (c...Continue Reading

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