Formula Governance
Ideal Weight Calculator — Change Log
Every formula on HealthCalcNow is version-controlled. This page records the formula behind the Ideal Weight Calculator — its current version, the source it comes from, and any revision made since publication.
Current version
Reference. Devine ideal body weight formula, 1974 (Robinson/Miller/Hamwi are documented alternatives)
Why this confidence level. Height/sex-based clinical heuristic (Devine); not a validated health-outcome target and doesn’t account for body composition.
Revision history
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