Body Mass Index
"Body Mass Index" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI=weight (kg)/height squared (m2). BMI correlates with body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE). Their relationship varies with age and gender. For adults, BMI falls into these categories: below 18.5 (underweight); 18.5-24.9 (normal); 25.0-29.9 (overweight); 30.0 and above (obese). (National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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D015992
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E01.370.600.115.100.125 E05.041.124.125 G07.100.100.125 N06.850.505.200.100.175
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Concept/Terms |
Body Mass Index- Body Mass Index
- Index, Body Mass
- Quetelet Index
- Index, Quetelet
- Quetelet's Index
- Quetelets Index
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Gomez-Perez SL, Zhang Y, Byrne C, Wakefield C, Geesey T, Sclamberg J, Peterson S. Concordance of Computed Tomography Regional Body Composition Analysis Using a Fully Automated Open-Source Neural Network versus a Reference Semi-Automated Program with Manual Correction. Sensors (Basel). 2022 Apr 27; 22(9).
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Macaluso F, Weber KM, Rubin LH, Dellinger E, Holman S, Minkoff H, Keating S, Merlin LR, Gustafson DR. Body Mass Index and Leptin Are Related to Cognitive Performance Over 10 Years in Women With and Without HIV Infection. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 02 17; 107(3):e1126-e1135.
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Solomon DH, Colvin A, Lange-Maia BS, Derby C, Dugan S, Jackson EA, Ruppert K, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Santacroce L, Strotmeyer ES, Avis NE. Factors Associated With 10-Year Declines in Physical Health and Function Among Women During Midlife. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 01 04; 5(1):e2142773.
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Medina Poeliniz C, Hoban R, Schoeny ME, Engstrom JL, Patel AL, Meier P. Prepregnancy Body Mass Index Is Associated with Time-Dependent Changes in Secretory Activation Measures During the First 7 Days Postpartum in Breast Pump-dependent Mothers of Premature Infants. Breastfeed Med. 2022 02; 17(2):173-181.
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Assadi F, Mazaheri M. Long-term cardiometabolic consequences among adolescent offspring born to women with type1 diabetes. Prim Care Diabetes. 2022 02; 16(1):122-126.
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Appelhans BM, French SA, Martin MA, Lui K, Janssen I. Attenuated efficacy of pediatric obesity treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 01; 30(1):45-49.
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Wrigglesworth J, Yaacob N, Ward P, Woods RL, McNeil J, Storey E, Egan G, Murray A, Shah RC, Jamadar SD, Trevaks R, Ward S, Harding IH, Ryan J. Brain-predicted age difference is associated with cognitive processing in later-life. Neurobiol Aging. 2022 01; 109:195-203.
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Alsayid M, Khan MO, Adnan D, Rasmussen HE, Keshavarzian A, Bishehsari F. Behavioral circadian phenotypes are associated with the risk of elevated body mass index. Eat Weight Disord. 2022 May; 27(4):1395-1403.
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Lau KKL, Samartzis D, To NSC, Harada GK, An HS, Wong AYL. Demographic, Surgical, and Radiographic Risk Factors for Symptomatic Adjacent Segment Disease After Lumbar Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 08 04; 103(15):1438-1450.
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Moreno JP, Razjouyan J, Lester H, Dadabhoy H, Amirmazaheri M, Reesor-Oyer L, O'Connor TM, Hernandez DC, Najafi B, Alfano CA, Crowley SJ, Thompson D, Baranowski T. Later sleep timing predicts accelerated summer weight gain among elementary school children: a prospective observational study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2021 07 12; 18(1):94.
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