 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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| 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1996 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 3 | 9 | 12 | | 2001 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2002 | 0 | 15 | 15 | | 2003 | 2 | 10 | 12 | | 2004 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 2005 | 2 | 18 | 20 | | 2006 | 5 | 19 | 24 | | 2007 | 3 | 16 | 19 | | 2008 | 3 | 20 | 23 | | 2009 | 5 | 24 | 29 | | 2010 | 6 | 16 | 22 | | 2011 | 2 | 32 | 34 | | 2012 | 7 | 26 | 33 | | 2013 | 8 | 35 | 43 | | 2014 | 7 | 32 | 39 | | 2015 | 7 | 29 | 36 | | 2016 | 3 | 23 | 26 | | 2017 | 6 | 23 | 29 | | 2018 | 5 | 22 | 27 | | 2019 | 10 | 19 | 29 | | 2020 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Kwan JYY, Famiyeh P, Su J, Xu W, Kwan BYM, Jones JM, Chang E, Yip KW, Liu FF. Development and Validation of a Risk Model for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 11 02; 3(11):e2024373.
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Shashikumar SA, Huang K, Konetzka RT, Joynt Maddox KE. Claims-based Frailty Indices: A Systematic Review. Med Care. 2020 09; 58(9):815-825.
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Bhasin A, Nam H, Yeh C, Lee J, Liebovitz D, Achenbach C. Is BMI Higher in Younger Patients with COVID-19? Association Between BMI and COVID-19 Hospitalization by Age. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 10; 28(10):1811-1814.
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Bhavani SV, Huang ES, Verhoef PA, Churpek MM. Novel Temperature Trajectory Subphenotypes in COVID-19. Chest. 2020 12; 158(6):2436-2439.
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Sansotta N, Guandalini S, Romano S, Amirikian K, Cipolli M, Tridello G, Barzaghi S, Jericho H. The Gluten Free Diet's Impact on Growth in Children with Celiac Disease in Two Different Countries. Nutrients. 2020 May 26; 12(6).
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Mitchell JE, Peterson CB. Anorexia Nervosa. N Engl J Med. 2020 04 02; 382(14):1343-1351.
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Kessler DO, Lemke DS, Jani P, Dewan ML, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Chang TP, Pirie J, Lovett ME, Harwayne-Gidansky I, Wolfe HA. Caregiver Characteristics Associated With Quality of Cardiac Compressions on an Adult Mannequin With Real-Time Visual Feedback: A Simulation-Based Multicenter Study. Simul Healthc. 2020 Apr; 15(2):82-88.
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Sweigert PJ, Chen C, Fahmy JN, Eguia E, Ban KA, deLahunta D, Peters S, Baker MS, Singer MA. Association of obesity with postoperative outcomes after proctectomy. Am J Surg. 2020 10; 220(4):1004-1009.
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Bedi M, Ethun CG, Charlson J, Tran TB, Poultsides G, Grignol V, Howard JH, Tseng J, Roggin KK, Chouliaras K, Votanopoulos K, Cullinan D, Fields RC, Cardona K, King DM. Is a Nomogram Able to Predict Postoperative Wound Complications in Localized Soft-tissue Sarcomas of the Extremity? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 03; 478(3):550-559.
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Lopes Perdigao J, Hirshberg A, Koelper N, Srinivas SK, Sammel MD, Levine LD. Postpartum blood pressure trends are impacted by race and BMI. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2020 Apr; 20:14-18.
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