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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 201 patients of the study population

From: Abdominal CT: a radiologist-driven adjustment of the dose of iodinated contrast agent approaches a calculation per lean body weight

Item

Value

Total number of patients

201

Gender

106 males (53%)

Mean age (years)

66 ± 13

Mean height (m)

1.66 ± 0.10

Mean TBW (kg)

72 ± 15

Mean LBW (kg)

53 ± 11

Mean percent LBW/TBW (%)

74 ± 8

Mean BMI (kg/m2):

26 ± 5

 Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2)

9 (4%)

 Normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 kg/m2)

82 (41%)

 Overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2)

76 (38%)

 Obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)

34 (17%)

  1. BMI body mass index, LBW lean bodyweight, TBW total bodyweight