pancreas_mass_children {httk}

Predict pancreas mass for children

Description

For individuals under 18, predict the pancreas mass from height, weight, and gender, using equations from Ogiu et al.

Usage

pancreas_mass_children(height, weight, gender)

Arguments

height

Vector of heights in cm.

weight

Vector of weights in kg.

gender

Vector of genders (either 'Male' or 'Female').

Value

A vector of pancreas masses in kg.

Author(s)

Caroline Ring

References

Ogiu, Nobuko, et al. "A statistical analysis of the internal organ weights of normal Japanese people." Health physics 72.3 (1997): 368-383.

Ring CL, Pearce RG, Setzer RW, Wetmore BA, Wambaugh JF (2017). “Identifying populations sensitive to environmental chemicals by simulating toxicokinetic variability.” Environment International, 106, 105–118.