 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 | 2 | 2 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2011 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2012 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2013 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2014 | 4 | 9 | 13 | | 2015 | 2 | 12 | 14 | | 2016 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2017 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2018 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2019 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | 2020 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2021 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2022 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2023 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 2024 | 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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Griffing E, Halpin K, Lee BR, Paprocki E. Premature pubarche in Prader-Willi syndrome: Risk factors and consequences. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2024 Aug; 101(2):162-169.
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Davis A, Lancaster B, Fleming K, Swinburne Romine R, Forseth B, Nelson EL, Dreyer Gillette M, Faith M, Sullivan DK, Pettee Gabriel K, Dean K, Olalde M. Effectiveness of a paediatric weight management intervention for rural youth (iAmHealthy): Primary outcomes of a cluster randomised control trial. Pediatr Obes. 2024 Mar; 19(3):e13094.
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Li X, Shao X, Kou M, Wang X, Ma H, Grundberg E, Bazzano LA, Smith SR, Bray GA, Sacks FM, Qi L. DNA Methylation at ABCG1 and Long-term Changes in Adiposity and Fat Distribution in Response to Dietary Interventions: The POUNDS Lost Trial. Diabetes Care. 2023 Dec 01; 46(12):2201-2207.
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Cozart JS, Bruce AS, Shook RP, Befort C, Siengsukon C, Simon S, Lynch SG, Mahmoud R, Drees B, Posson P, Hibbing PR, Huebner J, Bradish T, Robichaud J, Bruce JM. Body metrics are associated with clinical, free-living, and self-report measures of mobility in a cohort of adults with obesity and multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 Nov; 79:105010.
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Barlow SE, Hampl SE. Extended BMI-for-Age Growth Charts: Putting Them to Use. Pediatrics. 2023 09 01; 152(3).
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Hibbing PR, Carlson JA, Steel C, Greenwood-Hickman MA, Nakandala S, Jankowska MM, Bellettiere J, Zou J, LaCroix AZ, Kumar A, Katzmarzyk PT, Natarajan L. Low movement, deep-learned sitting patterns, and sedentary behavior in the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE). Int J Obes (Lond). 2023 11; 47(11):1100-1107.
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Bodde AE, White DA, Forseth B, Hastert M, Washburn R, Donnelly J, Sullivan D, Ptomey LT. Parent factors associated with BMI, diet, and physical activity of adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Disabil Health J. 2023 10; 16(4):101507.
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Moser CN, Fornander MJ, Roberts CM, Egan AM, Robertson G. Body Mass Index Categories of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth: Clinical Associations and Predictors. Child Obes. 2024 May; 20(4):279-288.
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Thompson L, Sullivan DK, Varghese K, Abdelmoity A, Malik M, Abdelmoity A, Hall A. Factors Associated With Growth in Patients Treated With the Classic Ketogenic Diet for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 09; 146:110-115.
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Forseth B, Lancaster B, Olalde M, Befort CA, Swinburne Romine RE, Dreyer Gillette ML, Dean KM, Nelson EL, Davis AM. Recruitment and reach in a school-based pediatric obesity intervention trial in rural areas. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1181757.
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