User talk:Umbmel

Weir formula
Hi! Thanks for your edit to Weir formula. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be backed up by the paper linked in the article, and it doesn't match the rest of the article, so I'm curious where you got the definitions from. I've reverted for now, but feel free to discuss this further. IpseCustos (talk) 16:05, 10 June 2022 (UTC)


 * The formula is the one indicated by Dr. Weir as number 10 in the text. If you want I can provide you a PDF, so you can see it Umbmel (talk) 16:26, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I have it here.
 * That is indeed an intermediate formula in the derivation of the Weir formula, but, AFAIK, it's not either of the formulas referred to as the Weir formula itself (those are given in the Summary section of the paper); and urea, of course, isn't pure nitrogen. Furthermore, the paper is very clear that it's about the metabolic rate, not the metabolic rate at rest. Those differences are sufficient to declare the formula as I reverted it as unsourced.
 * I'm not opposed to adding a paragraph about the derivation of the Weir formula and the intermediate formula used, so maybe that would be a good compromise?
 * IpseCustos (talk) 16:37, 10 June 2022 (UTC)