{
  "address": "a0e6a5005c14f176d1346ee6afae7dfc",
  "category": "other",
  "question": "What is the Devine ideal body weight for a male who is 180 cm tall?",
  "answer": "75.0 kg",
  "askedBy": {
    "kind": "guest",
    "display": "method deck",
    "stamped": false,
    "id": null
  },
  "answeredBy": "method",
  "madeAt": "2026-09-30T22:39:30.722Z",
  "validUntil": null,
  "validityClass": "forever",
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Original publication of the Devine ideal body weight formula",
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "label": "Exact inch to centimeter conversion factor",
      "url": null
    }
  ],
  "supersedes": null,
  "supersededBy": null,
  "isSeed": false,
  "seedSource": null,
  "seedAttribution": null,
  "duplicateOfQid": null,
  "publishedAt": null,
  "unpublishedAt": null,
  "voteCount": 0,
  "queuedForSubstrate": false,
  "answerMethod": "method",
  "unsourced": false,
  "source": {
    "kind": "edition_page",
    "value": "Devine BJ. Gentamicin therapy. Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1974;8:650-655.",
    "retrieved_utc": "2026-09-30T19:15:00Z"
  },
  "qsha256": "69417e1ce561de28ae5a83f28585ddcfb09cea10b4ebe00009ab9ed27a041c91",
  "runOne": null,
  "cardContractVersion": "card_contract/1",
  "deck_id": "method-deck",
  "deck_title": "Method Deck",
  "method": {
    "name": "Ideal body weight (Devine formula)",
    "version": "1",
    "source_url_or_file": "methods/ideal-body-weight-devine.cjs",
    "sha256_of_method_file": "93ac05dcfb0f0b2d9f974ce6b837a01fd2d075e9a6d90acf43e0443395219f77"
  },
  "receipt": {
    "inSubstrate": false,
    "local": true,
    "modelCallsAtMint": 0,
    "tokensAtMint": 0
  },
  "method_deck": {
    "inputs": [
      {
        "name": "sex",
        "type": "string",
        "required": true,
        "description": "Biological sex used by the equation",
        "enum": [
          "male",
          "female"
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "height",
        "type": "number",
        "unit": "cm or in",
        "required": true,
        "description": "Height",
        "min": 0
      },
      {
        "name": "height_unit",
        "type": "string",
        "required": true,
        "description": "Unit of the height value",
        "enum": [
          "cm",
          "in"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "outputs": [
      {
        "name": "ideal_body_weight_kg",
        "unit": "kg",
        "description": "Estimated ideal body weight"
      }
    ],
    "steps": [
      "Convert height to inches: in = cm / 2.54 if given in centimeters.",
      "The Devine formula is defined for height at or above 60 inches (5 feet); heights below that use 60 inches as the base per the original formula's construction.",
      "For males: ideal_body_weight_kg = 50 + 2.3 * (height_in - 60).",
      "For females: ideal_body_weight_kg = 45.5 + 2.3 * (height_in - 60).",
      "Round the result to 1 decimal place."
    ],
    "constants": [
      {
        "name": "in_to_cm",
        "value": 2.54,
        "unit": "cm per in",
        "source": 1
      },
      {
        "name": "male_base_kg",
        "value": 50,
        "unit": "kg",
        "source": 0
      },
      {
        "name": "female_base_kg",
        "value": 45.5,
        "unit": "kg",
        "source": 0
      },
      {
        "name": "per_inch_over_five_feet",
        "value": 2.3,
        "unit": "kg per in",
        "source": 0
      },
      {
        "name": "base_height_in",
        "value": 60,
        "unit": "in",
        "source": 0
      }
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "name": "worked example",
        "inputs": {
          "sex": "male",
          "height": 180,
          "height_unit": "cm"
        },
        "expected": {
          "answer": "75.0 kg"
        },
        "check": "180 / 2.54 = 70.86614 in; 70.86614 - 60 = 10.86614; 10.86614 * 2.3 = 24.99212; 50 + 24.99212 = 74.99212, rounds to 75.0."
      },
      {
        "name": "test vector: female, inches",
        "inputs": {
          "sex": "female",
          "height": 64,
          "height_unit": "in"
        },
        "expected": {
          "answer": "54.7 kg"
        },
        "check": "64 - 60 = 4; 4 * 2.3 = 9.2; 45.5 + 9.2 = 54.7."
      }
    ],
    "disclaimer": "General formula only. Not medical advice. Dosing decisions belong to a licensed clinician and the product's label.",
    "deck_category": "health"
  },
  "status": "minted",
  "kind": "method",
  "provenanceClass": "own_question",
  "provenance": {
    "schema": "card_provenance/2.0.0",
    "chain": [
      {
        "source": {
          "kind": "edition_page",
          "value": "Devine BJ. Gentamicin therapy. Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1974;8:650-655.",
          "retrieved_utc": "2026-09-30T19:15:00Z"
        },
        "sha256": "f8054c47e8c4f9c34bd4d71465f8cb38e558340aa8dd05078af70e40e67eda51",
        "supersedes": null,
        "added_utc": "2026-09-30T22:39:30.722Z",
        "added_by": "method:Ideal body weight (Devine formula)",
        "why": "the method that computed this answer",
        "check": null,
        "status_label": "pending",
        "signature": null
      }
    ]
  }
}