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Devine ideal body weight
Devine IBW
Compute Devine ideal body weight and 0.4 adjusted body weight from height, sex, and actual weight.
Markdown: /docs/ibw.md · Canonical: https://magentlab.com/docs/ibw
Not a medical device. Not a diagnosis, dose, or listing recommendation.
What it computes
Compute Devine ideal body weight and 0.4 adjusted body weight from height, sex, and actual weight.
When to use
When a label or protocol still cites Devine IBW or 0.4 AdjBW and an agent must not invent the kilograms.
When not to use
- Not a dosing recommendation. magent does not apply IBW to Cockcroft–Gault unless you call CrCl separately with that weight.
- Devine is undefined below 60 inches in the original table; this implementation still evaluates the linear formula.
Formula
IBW_kg = 50 (male) or 45.5 (female) + 2.3 * (height_in - 60); AdjBW_kg = IBW_kg + 0.4 * (TBW_kg - IBW_kg) when TBW > IBW, else TBW_kg
Citation
- Title
- Gentamicin therapy
- Authors
- Devine BJ
- Source
- Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1974;8:650-655
- DOI
- none
Worked example
70 in male, 90 kg
Given:
height_in=70sex=maleweight_kg=90
- IBW = 50 + 2.3 * (70 - 60) = 73.0 kg
- TBW 90 > IBW 73, so AdjBW = 73 + 0.4 * (90 - 73) = 79.8 kg
Also searched as
- Devine IBW
- adjusted body weight 0.4
- ideal body weight
- AdjBW
Try
Opens the live endpoint. Unpaid browser requests show the paywall; agents should send Accept: application/json.
/api/calc/ibw_devine?height_in=70&sex=male&weight_kg=90
Full URL: https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/ibw_devine?height_in=70&sex=male&weight_kg=90
Call
Expect HTTP 402 until you retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. Incomplete query params
return HTTP 400 before any quote or charge.
curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" "https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/ibw_devine?height_in=70&sex=male&weight_kg=90"
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
height_cm |
number | optional | Height in centimeters. Provide height_cm or height_in. |
height_in |
number | optional | Height in inches. Devine uses inches: IBW adds 2.3 kg per inch over 60. |
sex |
string | required · female, male | Sex used by Devine (50 kg male, 45.5 kg female base). |
weight_kg |
number | optional | Actual total body weight in kilograms. Provide weight_kg or weight_lb. |
weight_lb |
number | optional | Actual total body weight in pounds. |
Bulk (POST)
POST the same path with a JSON items array. The first item is the GET unit; each additional item is $0.002. Invalid items return HTTP 400 before settlement.
- 1 to 25 items. Each item uses the same keys as the GET query parameters.
- POST of 1 item costs the same as GET. Lists longer than 25: chunk into multiple POSTs. Extra items still execute; do not pad dummy rows.
- The first invalid item fails the whole request (index in the 400 JSON). You are not charged.
- HTTP 200 is {count, path, items}. Each items[i] is the GET 200 body for that row.
- Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) stay paid 200s inside that slot.
- x402 resource URL is this path plus n and body_sha256. Browsers that prefer text/html get the same paywall as GET; Pay retries POST with the same items.
Example request (fixture)
{
"items": [
{
"height_in": "70",
"sex": "male",
"weight_kg": "90"
},
{
"height_in": "70",
"sex": "male",
"weight_kg": "90"
}
]
}
Opens a two-item fixture on the API host. Unpaid browsers get the same MetaMask paywall as GET; Pay retries POST with those items.
Example 200 (fixture)
{
"count": 2,
"path": "/api/calc/ibw_devine",
"items": [
{
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"citation": {
"authors": "Devine BJ",
"doi": null,
"id": "devine-1974",
"source": "Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1974;8:650-655",
"title": "Gentamicin therapy"
},
"formula": "devine_ibw_adjbw",
"formula_expression": "IBW_kg = 50 (male) or 45.5 (female) + 2.3 * (height_in - 60); AdjBW_kg = IBW_kg + 0.4 * (TBW_kg - IBW_kg) when TBW > IBW, else TBW_kg",
"sex": "male",
"height_cm": 177.8,
"actual_weight_kg": 90.0,
"adjbw_factor": 0.4,
"adjbw_kg": 79.8,
"height_in": 70.0,
"ibw_kg": 73.0
},
{
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"citation": {
"authors": "Devine BJ",
"doi": null,
"id": "devine-1974",
"source": "Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1974;8:650-655",
"title": "Gentamicin therapy"
},
"formula": "devine_ibw_adjbw",
"formula_expression": "IBW_kg = 50 (male) or 45.5 (female) + 2.3 * (height_in - 60); AdjBW_kg = IBW_kg + 0.4 * (TBW_kg - IBW_kg) when TBW > IBW, else TBW_kg",
"sex": "male",
"height_cm": 177.8,
"actual_weight_kg": 90.0,
"adjbw_factor": 0.4,
"adjbw_kg": 79.8,
"height_in": 70.0,
"ibw_kg": 73.0
}
]
}
Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
formula |
string | devine_ibw_adjbw |
formula_expression |
string | Exact expressions used |
sex |
string | female or male |
height_cm |
number | Normalized height in cm |
height_in |
number | Height in inches used by Devine |
actual_weight_kg |
number | Total body weight in kg |
ibw_kg |
number | Devine ideal body weight, 1 decimal |
adjbw_kg |
number | Adjusted body weight with 0.4 factor when TBW > IBW, else TBW |
adjbw_factor |
number | Always 0.4 |
citation |
object | Devine 1974 citation |
disclaimer |
string | Not-a-device notice |
Example JSON
Machine form of the same example. Frozen fixture. Not a live lookup.
{
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"citation": {
"authors": "Devine BJ",
"doi": null,
"id": "devine-1974",
"source": "Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1974;8:650-655",
"title": "Gentamicin therapy"
},
"formula": "devine_ibw_adjbw",
"formula_expression": "IBW_kg = 50 (male) or 45.5 (female) + 2.3 * (height_in - 60); AdjBW_kg = IBW_kg + 0.4 * (TBW_kg - IBW_kg) when TBW > IBW, else TBW_kg",
"sex": "male",
"height_cm": 177.8,
"actual_weight_kg": 90.0,
"adjbw_factor": 0.4,
"adjbw_kg": 79.8,
"height_in": 70.0,
"ibw_kg": 73.0
}
Client errors (HTTP 400)
Invalid params return 400 without charge. Shared HTTP 402 and 503 meanings: Payments.
| HTTP | Code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | invalid_height |
height_cm (50-250) or height_in (20-98) is required Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_sex |
sex must be female or male Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_weight |
weight_kg (1-500) or weight_lb (2-1100) is required Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_items |
POST body must be a JSON object with only an items array Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_item_count |
items must be an array of 1 to 25 objects Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_item |
each items entry must be a JSON object Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
Related tools
- BMI — Compute Keys/Quetelet body-mass index from height and weight, plus a WHO adult band.
- Mosteller BSA — Agents must not invent BSA from model memory. This endpoint computes published Mosteller body surface area in m^2 from height and weight; pay per request with x402 USDC on Base.
- Cockcroft–Gault CrCl — Agents must not invent CrCl from model memory. This endpoint computes published Cockcroft–Gault creatinine clearance in mL/min using total body weight; pay per request with x402 USDC on Base.
- Harris-Benedict BEE — Compute Harris–Benedict 1919 basal energy expenditure in kcal/day from height, weight, age, and sex.
Payment
Unpaid requests return HTTP 402 even if query parameters or POST items are missing or invalid, so CDP and agents can index the path. After a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid params return HTTP 400 JSON before settlement. magent does not charge. Fix the params, then request a new 402 quote for that complete URL. Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) are valid paid 200s. Unpaid valid requests return HTTP 402 with a base64
PAYMENT-REQUIRED
header. HTTP 503 is not a new quote: retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. Full handshake
and shared payment errors: Payments.
Stdio MCP: /docs/mcp.
Guarantees
- HTTP 402 is unpaid, including a missing query. After PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid parameters return HTTP 400 before settlement. You are not charged. HTTP 402 never includes the tool JSON.
- exact: settlement finishes before the tool (paymentFlow upfront). batch-settlement: verify/deposit before the tool; chargedCumulativeAmount commits after HTTP 2xx. Uncertain or failed settlement fails closed (HTTP 503). Retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.
- HTTP 402 is unpaid only. Do not sign a second authorization because of a 503.
- Execution is timeout-bounded and concurrency-capped.
- Calculator inputs are stored encrypted for allowlisted operators (Magent Console). They are not in public logs, SSH lookups, catalog, or rollups. Request logs store path without query.