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. 2019 Jun 1;173(6):597-598.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0379.

Assessing the Agreement of 5 Ideal Body Weight Calculations for Selecting Medication Dosages for Children With Obesity

Alexander Moylan  1 , Nicholas Appelbaum  2 , Jonathan Clarke  2 , Calandra Feather  2 , Astrid Flahault Tairraz  1 , Ian Maconochie  1 , Ara Darzi  2
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Assessing the Agreement of 5 Ideal Body Weight Calculations for Selecting Medication Dosages for Children With Obesity

Alexander Moylan et al. JAMA Pediatr. .

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Abstract

This study assesses the agreement of 5 calculations of ideal body weight to determine how well they can determine a dosage necessary to treat a child with obesity.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Appelbaum reports grants from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre during the conduct of the study; in addition, Dr Appelbaum has a patent issued (WO2015025300A3) and a patent pending (WO2017125859A3); and the Helix Centre at Imperial College London, where Dr Appelbaum is the clinical lead, is running an effort in collaboration with the British National Formulary to develop digital tools in an attempt to improve paediatric medication safety. Dr Clarke reports grants from NIHR Patient Safety Translational Research Centre and NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Ideal Body Weight as a Percentage of Total Body Weight for Children With Obesity in Reception Year of School
ADA indicates American Dietary Association; BMI IBW, body mass index ideal body weight.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Ideal Body Weight as a Percentage of Total Body Weight for Children With Obesity in Year 6 of School
ADA indicates American Dietary Association; BMI IBW, body mass index ideal body weight.
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