Total body water measurements by deuterium dilution in adult Indian males and females.
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1997-01-01
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Total Body Water (TBW) was measured in a group of 20 healthy adult Indian men and 10 women by the deuterated water dilution technique and their body composition was determined by applying a hydration factor of 0.7194 for fat free mass (FFM). The TBW in the male subjects whose mean body weight was 49.8 +/- 6.7 kg, was 60.6 +/- 3.2% of body weight (range 55.8%-65.4%), from which a FFM of 41.9 +/- 6.1 kg (range 31.8 kg-51.3 kg) was obtained. Total body water in the group of 10 female subjects whose mean body weight was 42.7 +/- 4.9 kg, was 57.0 +/- 4.5% of body weight (range 52.5%-64.2%) from which a FFM of 34.0 +/- 5.1 kg (range 28.4 kg-39.4 kg) was obtained.
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Borgonha S, Kuriyan R, Petracchi C, Ferro-Luzzi A, Kurpad AV. Total body water measurements by deuterium dilution in adult Indian males and females. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 1997 Jan; 41(1): 47-51