(and less muscle) than younger people with the same BMI. There may even be health benefits for some over 70 year olds who fall into the ‘overweight’ range. Similarly, BMI does not work for all populations and
demonstrates that selected obese donors can safely undergo donor hepatectomy and provide suitable grafts for liver transplant recipients. ALDLT centers should use these results as guidance for the evaluation of carefully selected obese donor candidates....
For example, the BMI of a 70 kg man of 175 cm (1.75m) height will beBMI= 701.75 x 1.75BMI= 22.86 kg m-2 BMI categories According to the WHO BMI value people can be categorised in 4 different categories 1. Severely Underweight- <16 (cases of starvation and anorexia) 2. ...
For example, a BMI of 25-35 is considered healthy for most people, but this range may be too high for some people, especially those who are muscular or athletic. A BMI over 35 may increase the risk of chronic health problems. If you are concerned about your weight, you should consult ...
Additionally, a decrease of 1 kg/ m2 in BMI was associated with a 7 % increase in the risk of cognitive impairment, compared to a 3 % increase for the same increase in BMI. Moreover, the reference group exhibited a wider absolute range than the overweight group, consequently, leading to...
When smokers were included in analyses, results for most causes of death were broadly similar, although marginally stronger associations were seen among people with lower BMI, suggesting slight residual confounding by smoking. Interpretation BMI had J-shaped associations with overall mortality and most ...
(young people within 45 years old, middle-aged people between 45 and 59 years old, and elderly people over 60 years old), and the BMI classification refers to the World Health Organization's recommended BMI classification standards for Asian people [low weight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2), ...
The difference in subtype distribution between white and black women has been intensively studied in Western countries, while little data are available for East Asian women, especially in China, where the incidence of breast cancer rose from 20.13 to 42.55 cases per 100,000 people from 2005 to ...
Nationally representative estimates were derived by using procedures for sample survey data in SAS (version 9.3; SAS Institute) to account for the complex, multistage probability designs of NHANES and KNHANES. Sample weights were used to adjust for noncoverage, nonresponse, and oversampling of some ...
Furthermore, after diagno- sis, age-related differences were modest, but older people were more likely to and BMI5 were 37.2 lose weight than younger people: kg/m2 (36.4, 37.9) and 36.4 kg/m2 BMI1 (35.7, 37.1), respectively, for those aged <50 years at diagnosis, and 30.9 ...