"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)
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Frequency of weight and body composition increases in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients during first line therapy. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2024 Dec; 15(6):2311-2322.
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Ultraprocessed food intake and body mass index change among youths: a prospective cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Oct; 120(4):836-845.
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Trajectories of BMI Before Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes: The Rotterdam Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 06; 28(6):1149-1156.
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Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy free of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2020 01 08; 368:l6669.
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Body Weight Parameters are Related to Morbidity and Mortality After Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Transplantation. 2019 11; 103(11):2287-2303.
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Midlife adiposity predicts cognitive decline in the prospective Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Neurology. 2019 07 16; 93(3):e261-e271.
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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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Life Expectancy With and Without Dementia: A Population-Based Study of Dementia Burden and Preventive Potential. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 02 01; 188(2):372-381.
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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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Impact of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Life Expectancies in the US Population. Circulation. 2018 07 24; 138(4):345-355.