Body mass index for age (BMI-Z) and weight for age (WHZ) means according to the Household Food Insecurity (HFI) level.Gilberto KacMichael M. SchlüsselRafael PérezEscamillaGustavo VelásquezMelendezAntônio Augusto Moura da Silva
How to Calculate BMI for KidsBMI can also be used for young children and adolescents. While the same formula is used, the value is interpreted differently than an adult body mass index. For adults, BMI categories are the same regardless of age or sex. However, in young children and ...
The study aimed to determine the association between body mass index (BMI)-for-age and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among high school students in Tehran.A total of 465 high school students (227 girls and 238 boys) and their parents were participated in this cross-sectional study....
Present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of grades of nutritional status comprising underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity as well as other measurable anthropometric indicators of body mass index (BMI) in regard to gender, educational level, and living area among students settled in...
body mass index n.Abbr.BMI A measurement of the relative percentages of fat and muscle mass in the human body, in which weight in kilograms is divided by height in meters squared and the result used as an index of obesity. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edit...
A“healthy” BMI varies on the basis of several factors, including sex and age.Adobe Stock (2) BMI stands for body mass index, but you'll almost always find it referred to simply as BMI. It’s a tool used to define overweight and obesity, and it's calculated by dividing a per...
Assessments of whether children are thin (low body mass index for age) or overweight are based on body mass index (BMI for age and sex) charts published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), and the US Centers for Disease Control and Preventio...
Body Mass Index, BMI, is a tool that uses your height to weight ratio to estimate a healthy weight range. BMI can be used a screening tool to assess whether your weight might be putting you at risk for health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. BMI helps to broadly ...
体质指数(body mass index BMI) 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 BMI是评价18岁以上成人群体营养状况的常用指标。它不仅较敏感反映体型胖瘦程度,而且与皮褶厚度、上臂围等营养状况指标的相关性也较高。体质指数的计算公式为:BMI=体重(kg)/[身高(m)]2。