Noun1.body mass index- a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30 ...
Body mass index (BMI), an estimate of total body fat. The BMI is defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres: weight/height2 = BMI. This number, which is central to determining whether an individual is clinically defined
Body mass index(BMI): Generally measured for individuals more than five years of age, and expressed as their weight/height (kg/m2). The normal range for BMI is 18.5–24.99. Below 18.5 the individual is considered thin. Above 24.99 the individual is considered as overweight. A person with ...
Body mass index ( BMI ) is an indicator which compares a person’s weight and height. The higher the BMI is, the higher is the weight and the lower is the height. The normal Body mass index is between 19 and 25. Below 19, we can consider a person underweight, and over 25 we can...
Obesity is associated with increased health care use (HCU), but it is unclear whether this is consistent across all measures of adiposity. The objectives were to compare obesity defined by body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip rat
Conclusions Family history, body mass index, and diet may influence the risk of moderate to severe acne. The influence of environmental and dietetic factors in acne should be further explored.Access through your organization Check access to the full text by signing in through your organization. ...
We begin with the most popular indicator of healthy body weight, theBMIor body mass index. This, however, is not a popularity contest. So, how does the BMI stand up to scrutiny from medical experts? Contents The BMI as a Gauge of Health ...
the strength and consistency of the evidence supporting a positive association of body mass index (BMI) with MM led an expert panel convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to conclude in 2016 that a preventative relationship has been established between “the absence of...
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This pooled analysis of individual patient data investigates the association of body mass index with subsequent breast cancer risk, in particular by age,