Calculate adjusted body weight (ABW)

Source: R/calc_abw.R

Often used for chemotherapy calculations when actual weight > 120 Adjusted body weight is returned in units of kg.

calc_abw(weight = NULL, ibw = NULL, factor = 0.4, verbose = TRUE, ...)

Arguments

weight

actual body weight in kg

ibw

ideal body weight in kg

factor

weighting factor, commonly 0.4 or 0.3

verbose

show output?

...

parameters passed to ibw function (if `ibw` not specified)

Value

adjusted body weight in kg

Examples

calc_abw(weight = 80, ibw = 60)
#> [1] 68
calc_abw(weight = 80, height = 160, sex = "male", age = 60)
#> Note: IBW not specified, trying to calculate from other parameters.
#> [1] 66.12913