Correlation of internal organ weight with body weight and length in normal thai adults

Abstract

Objective: To retrospectively review forensic autopsy cases of a Thai population to show the relationship between the normal internal organ weight and body weight and body length. Material and Method: The present study included 561 autopsies from Ramathibodi Hospital from August 2003 to June 2007. The subjects were from sudden unnatural death following criteria. The weighed organs included brain, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys. Results: The ages ranged from 15 to 89 years and there were 461 males and 100 females. The Mean were represented by males and females; 1330/1208, 302/259, 831/659, 1390/1211, 96/81, and 252/222 in brain, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys respectively. Conclusion: Relationship was found between internal organs weight and body weight and body length of males whereas, in females the weight of internal organs except the kidneys was not related to body length.