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