 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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| 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2005 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2006 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 2007 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 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 | 19 | 23 | | 2015 | 8 | 13 | 21 | | 2016 | 4 | 16 | 20 | | 2017 | 5 | 23 | 28 | | 2018 | 5 | 17 | 22 | | 2019 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Yoo JS, Hrynewycz NM, Brundage TS, Singh K. The Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Physical Function to Predict Outcomes Based on Body Mass Index Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Dec 01; 44(23):E1388-E1395.
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Torquati A, Shantavasinkul PC, Omotosho P, Corsino L, Spagnoli A. Perioperative changes in prouroguanylin hormone response in severely obese subjects after bariatric surgery. Surgery. 2019 10; 166(4):456-459.
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Gowd AK, Agarwalla A, Amin NH, Romeo AA, Nicholson GP, Verma NN, Liu JN. Construct validation of machine learning in the prediction of short-term postoperative complications following total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Dec; 28(12):e410-e421.
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Rubin LH, Gustafson D, Hawkins KL, Zhang L, Jacobson LP, Becker JT, Munro CA, Lake JE, Martin E, Levine A, Brown TT, Sacktor N, Erlandson KM. Midlife adiposity predicts cognitive decline in the prospective Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Neurology. 2019 07 16; 93(3):e261-e271.
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Sadeghi M, Talaei M, Gharipour M, Oveisgharan S, Nezafati P, Dianatkhah M, Sarrafzadegan N. Anthropometric indices predicting incident hypertension in an Iranian population: The Isfahan cohort study. Anatol J Cardiol. 2019 06; 22(1):33-43.
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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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Leddy AM, Roque A, Sheira LA, Frongillo EA, Landay AL, Adedimeji AA, Wilson TE, Merenstein D, Wentz E, Adimora AA, Ofotokun I, Metsch LR, Cohen MH, Tien PC, Turan JM, Turan B, Weiser SD. Food Insecurity Is Associated With Inflammation Among Women Living With HIV. J Infect Dis. 2019 01 09; 219(3):429-436.
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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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