 Body Mass Index
"Body Mass Index" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| MeSH Number(s) |
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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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2005 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2006 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2007 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2008 | 2 | 9 | 11 | | 2009 | 1 | 14 | 15 | | 2010 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2011 | 2 | 12 | 14 | | 2012 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2013 | 3 | 14 | 17 | | 2014 | 4 | 20 | 24 | | 2015 | 7 | 13 | 20 | | 2016 | 4 | 16 | 20 | | 2017 | 4 | 23 | 27 | | 2018 | 5 | 16 | 21 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Downes LS, Buchholz SW, Bruster B, Girimurugan SB, Fogg LF, Frock MS. Delivery of a community-based nutrition education program for minority adults. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2019 Apr; 31(4):269-277.
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Mears M, Tussing-Humphreys L, Cerwinske L, Tangney C, Hughes SL, Fitzgibbons M, Gomez-Perez S. Associations between Alternate Healthy Eating Index-2010, Body Composition, Osteoarthritis Severity, and Interleukin-6 in Older Overweight and Obese African American Females with Self-Reported Osteoarthritis. Nutrients. 2018 Dec 22; 11(1).
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Kunze KN, Akram F, Fuller BC, Zabawa L, Sporer SM, Levine BR. Internal Validation of a Predictive Model for Satisfaction After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2019 04; 34(4):663-670.
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Schürner AM, Manzini G, Bueter M, Schadde E, Beck-Schimmer B, Schläpfer M. Perioperative surgery- and anaesthesia-related risks of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - a single centre, retrospective data analysis. BMC Anesthesiol. 2018 12 13; 18(1):190.
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Greenberg JA, Balk RA, Shah RC. Score for Predicting Ventilator Weaning Duration in Patients With Tracheostomies. Am J Crit Care. 2018 11; 27(6):477-485.
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Ligthart S, Vaez A, Võsa U, Stathopoulou MG, de Vries PS, Prins BP, Van der Most PJ, Tanaka T, Naderi E, Rose LM, Wu Y, Karlsson R, Barbalic M, Lin H, Pool R, Zhu G, Macé A, Sidore C, Trompet S, Mangino M, Sabater-Lleal M, Kemp JP, Abbasi A, Kacprowski T, Verweij N, Smith AV, Huang T, Marzi C, Feitosa MF, Lohman KK, Kleber ME, Milaneschi Y, Mueller C, Huq M, Vlachopoulou E, Lyytikäinen LP, Oldmeadow C, Deelen J, Perola M, Zhao JH, Feenstra B. Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders. Am J Hum Genet. 2018 11 01; 103(5):691-706.
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Dugan SA, Gabriel KP, Lange-Maia BS, Karvonen-Gutierrez C. Physical Activity and Physical Function: Moving and Aging. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2018 Dec; 45(4):723-736.
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Beckmann S, Drent G, Ruppar T, Nikolic N, De Geest S. Pre- and post-transplant factors associated with body weight parameters after liver transplantation - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2019 01; 33(1):39-47.
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Cvetanovich GL, Weber AE, Kuhns BD, Hannon CP, D'Souza D, Harris J, Mather RC, Nho SJ. Clinically Meaningful Improvements After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients Regardless of Gender. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Oct; 38(9):465-470.
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Ochs-Balcom HM, Preus L, Nie J, Wactawski-Wende J, Agyemang L, Neuhouser ML, Tinker L, Zheng C, Kazlauskaite R, Qi L, Sucheston-Campbell LE. Physical activity modifies genetic susceptibility to obesity in postmenopausal women. Menopause. 2018 10; 25(10):1131-1137.
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