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Table 1 Body surface area/body mass index demonstrating discordance as height increases

From: Misleading indexed hemodynamic parameters: the clinical importance of discordant BMI and BSA at extremes of weight

Weight

Height (inches/cm)

Pounds

kg

60/152

65/165

68/173

70/178

76/193

84/213

100

45

1.39/19.5

1.47/16.5

1.52/15.0

1.55/14.2

1.65/12.1

1.77/9.90

120

54

1.50/23.4

1.59/19.8

1.65/18.0

1.68/17.0

1.78/14.5

1.92/11.9

380

172

2.80/74.4

2.60/64.7

2.68/57.5

2.74/54.3

2.91/46.2

3.13/37.9

400

181

2.51/78.3

2.66/66.5

2.74/60.5

2.80/57.1

2.97/48.6

3.20/39.9

420

191

2.56/82.7

2.71/70.2

2.80/63.8

2.86/60.3

3.04/51.3

3.27/42.1

440

200

2.61/86.6

2.77/73.5

2.86/66.8

2.92/63.1

3.10/53.7

3.33/44.1

480

218

2.71/94.4

2.90/80.1

2.97/72.8

3.03/68.8

3.21/58.5

3.46/48.1

540

245

2.85/106

2.85/90.0

3.12/81.9

3.18/77.3

3.38/65.8

3.63/54.0

600

272

2.98/118

2.98/99.9

3.26/90.9

3.33/85.8

3.53/73.0

3.80/60.0

  1. Bold body surface area values identify values at which patients with normal cardiac output are in danger of being misclassified as having a low cardiac index.