 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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2010 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2012 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2013 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2014 | 4 | 10 | 14 | | 2015 | 2 | 10 | 12 | | 2016 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2017 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2018 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2020 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2021 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Hosey CM, Halpin K, Shakhnovich V, Bi C, Sweeney B, Yan Y, Leeder JS. Pediatric growth patterns in youth-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus: Implications for physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models. Clin Transl Sci. 2022 Apr; 15(4):912-922.
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Binns HJ, Joseph M, Ariza AJ, Cuda SE, Skinner AC, Xu H, Tucker JM, Hampl SE, Santos M, Mayo S, King EC, Kirk S. Elevated blood pressure in youth in pediatric weight management programs in the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (POWER). J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2022 02; 24(2):122-130.
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Andino J, Park-Mroch J, Francis SL, O'Shea AMJ, Engebretsen B, Rice S, Laroche HH. A randomized controlled trial of a community-based obesity intervention utilizing motivational interviewing and community resource mobilization for low-income families: Study protocol and baseline characteristics. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 01; 112:106626.
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Forseth B, Hampl S, Dreyer Gillette M, Foright RM, Gibson M, Vandal J, Moon M, Beck AR. Incorporating Yoga into a Pediatric Weight Management Program: A Pilot Study. Child Obes. 2022 01; 18(1):67-71.
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Tucker JM, Stratbucker W, King EC, Cuda S, Negrete S, Sweeney B, Kumar S, Borzutzky C, Binns HJ, Kirk S. Characteristics of paediatric weight management in the United States: Associations with program retention and BMI outcomes in the paediatric obesity weight evaluation registry (POWER). Pediatr Obes. 2022 02; 17(2):e12848.
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Burgess B, Morris KS, Faith MS, Paluch RA, Kong KL. Added sugars mediate the relation between pre-pregnancy BMI and infant rapid weight gain: a preliminary study. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 12; 45(12):2570-2576.
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Button A, Faith MS, Paluch RA, Kong KL. Interplay between Prepregnancy Body Mass Index, Early Childhood Negative Temperament, and Slowness in Eating on Early Childhood Rapid Weight Gain. Child Obes. 2021 12; 17(8):534-541.
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Ford CN, Chang S, Wood AC, Manson JE, Garcia DO, Laroche H, Bird CE, Vitolins MZ. On the joint role of non-Hispanic Black race/ethnicity and weight status in predicting postmenopausal weight gain. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0247821.
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Rodig NM, Roem J, Schneider MF, Seo-Mayer PW, Reidy KJ, Kaskel FJ, Kogon AJ, Furth SL, Warady BA. Longitudinal outcomes of body mass index in overweight and obese children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatr Nephrol. 2021 07; 36(7):1851-1860.
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Bejarano CM, Carlson JA, Conway TL, Saelens BE, Glanz K, Couch SC, Cain KL, Sallis JF. Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Diet as Mediators of the Association Between TV Time and BMI in Youth. Am J Health Promot. 2021 06; 35(5):613-623.
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