Made small change in BuBois-DuBois formula for surface area (derive_a…

…dvs_params.R)
pharmaverse · Oct 24, 2024 · 47aa06e · 47aa06e
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diff --git a/R/derive_advs_params.R b/R/derive_advs_params.R
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ derive_param_bsa <- function(dataset,
 #'
 #'   Mosteller: sqrt(height * weight / 3600)
 #'
-#'   DuBois-DuBois: 0.20247 * (height/100) ^ 0.725 * weight ^ 0.425
+#'   DuBois-DuBois: 0.007184 * height ^ 0.725 * weight ^ 0.425
 #'
 #'   Haycock: 0.024265 * height ^ 0.3964 * weight ^ 0.5378
 #'
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ compute_bsa <- function(height = height,
   } else if (method == "DuBois-DuBois") {
     # The DuBois & DuBois formula expects the value of height in meters
     # We need to convert from cm
-    bsa <- 0.20247 * (height / 100)^0.725 * weight^0.425
+    bsa <- 0.007184 * height ^ 0.725 * weight ^ 0.425
   } else if (method == "Haycock") {
     bsa <- 0.024265 * height^0.3964 * weight^0.5378
   } else if (method == "Gehan-George") {