skeletal_muscle_mass_children {httk}

Predict skeletal muscle mass for children

Description

For individuals under age 18, predict skeletal muscle mass from gender and age, using a nonlinear equation from Webber and Barr (2012)

Usage

skeletal_muscle_mass_children(gender, age_years)

Arguments

gender

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

age_years

Vector of ages in years.

Value

Vector of skeletal muscle masses in kg.

Author(s)

Caroline Ring

References

Webber, Colin E., and Ronald D. Barr. "Age-and gender-dependent values of skeletal muscle mass in healthy children and adolescents." Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle 3.1 (2012): 25-29.

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.