Body Surface Area Calculation | Body Surface Area Chart for Male/Female

    Do you want to check your Body Surface Area?  In Medical terms, Body surface area (BSA) is calculated to know the surface area required for the human body. To calculate the BSA (Body Surface Area), you need two inputs, your Weight and Height. In many terms, Doctors and scientists prefer Body Surface Area rather than Body weight to check the drug required for the human body.

    Body Surface Area Calculation

    Below is our Body Surface Area Calculator, which you can use to check your Body Surface Area (BSA). All you need is to enter your weight and height. Do calculate your BSA now!

    Input Weight
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    Input Height
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    Body surface area (m2) =

    Body Surface Area Calculation Formula

    The Formula to calculate your Body surface area is BSA = (W 0.425 x H 0.725) x 0.007184. Where W is your weight in KG or LBS and H is your height in CM or inches. The above formula is also called Du Bois formula, which is more effective than Body Mass Index to check Fat in a patient’s body or say to check if the patient is obese or non-obese.

    What is the Usage of Body Surface Area?

    The Main usage of Body surface area is in Chemotherapy, cardiac index, Quetelet index and Glucocorticoid. BSA is expressed in m2. Since now you know the usages of the Body Surface Area, check the what are the average values for Male and Female for BSA Age-wise.

    Body Surface Area Chart for Male And Female

    Average Male BSA by Age

    Age or age group metric imperial
    Neonate (newborn) 0.243 m2 2.612 ft2
    2 years 0.563 m2 6.06 ft2
    5 years 0.787 m2 8.471 ft2
    10 years 1.236 m2 13.304 ft2
    13 years 1.603 m2 17.255 ft2
    18 years 1.98 m2 21.313 ft2
    20–79 years 2.06 m2 22.173 ft2
    80+ years 1.92 m2 20.667 ft2

    Average female BSA by Age

    Age or age group metric imperial
    Neonate (newborn) 0.234 m2 2.519 ft2
    2 years 0.54 m2 5.813 ft2
    5 years 0.771 m2 8.299 ft2
    10 years 1.245 m2 13.401 ft2
    13 years 1.55 m2 16.684 ft2
    18 years 1.726 m2 18.579 ft2
    20–79 years 1.83 m2 19.697 ft2
    80+ years 1.638 m2 17.631 ft2

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