Body surface area is a better indicator of metabolic mass than body weight since it is less affected by abnormal body fat. Different formulas are used to calculate BSA; ...

For example, the front side of one arm or your head is 4.5% of your total body surface area. The front and back of your torso are 18% each. These percentages are accurate for people over age 14.

It combines the severity and surface area for six regions of your body. Scores range from 0 to 72. A score of more than 10 generally translates to “moderate-to-severe.” ...

Body surface area affected by psoriasis and the risk for psoriatic arthritis: A prospective population-based cohort study. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34508558/ ...

Body surface area affected by psoriasis and the risk for psoriatic arthritis: a prospective population-based cohort study. Rheumatology (Oxford) . Published online September 11, 2021. doi:10.1093 ...

Other drugs (many chemotherapy drugs) are dosed by the body surface area or by lean body mass. When there isn’t much difference between an ineffective dose and a toxic one, the dose needs to be ...

IGA score of cleared (0) or minimal disease (1) was achieved by a significantly greater proportion of those in the guselkumab vs placebo group, 74.2% vs 12.4%, respectively.