Broca&;s index is: (A) Weight minus 100, (B) Height minus 100, (C) height /weight, (D) Weight /height
Answer is B. The Broca Index, also known as the Broca formula was devised back in 1871 by the French physician, surgeon and anthropologist Paul Broca, as a measure of the normal weight of a person. Broca Index Normal Weight = Body Height - 100. Ref: Park 25th edition Pgno : 418