"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)
Descriptor ID |
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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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1995 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
1996 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2000 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
2001 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
2002 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
2003 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
2004 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
2005 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
2006 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
2007 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
2008 | 4 | 21 | 25 |
2009 | 5 | 25 | 30 |
2010 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
2011 | 2 | 30 | 32 |
2012 | 7 | 27 | 34 |
2013 | 8 | 34 | 42 |
2014 | 8 | 34 | 42 |
2015 | 6 | 26 | 32 |
2016 | 3 | 25 | 28 |
2017 | 7 | 23 | 30 |
2018 | 3 | 29 | 32 |
2019 | 9 | 21 | 30 |
2020 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
2021 | 2 | 17 | 19 |
2022 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
2023 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Obesity on Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Older Adults. Transplant Proc. 2024 Jan-Feb; 56(1):58-67.
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Obesity is associated with biliary tract cancer mortality and incidence: A pooled analysis of 21 cohort studies in the Asia Cohort Consortium. Int J Cancer. 2024 Apr 01; 154(7):1174-1190.
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Mexican Biobank advances population and medical genomics of diverse ancestries. Nature. 2023 Oct; 622(7984):775-783.
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Genome-wide association studies of human and rat BMI converge on synapse, epigenome, and hormone signaling networks. Cell Rep. 2023 08 29; 42(8):112873.
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Challenges and Opportunities in Diagnosis and Management of Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescents. Curr Diab Rep. 2023 Aug; 23(8):185-193.
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Physical Activity and Insulin Sensitivity Independently Attenuate the Effect of FTO rs9939609 on Obesity. Diabetes Care. 2023 05 01; 46(5):985-992.
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Sibling Resemblance in Physical Activity Levels: The Peruvian Sibling Study on Growth and Health. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 02 27; 20(5).
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Genetics of sexually dimorphic adipose distribution in humans. Nat Genet. 2023 03; 55(3):461-470.
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Modeling the Dynamics of Children's Musculoskeletal Fitness. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 02 08; 20(4).
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A Physician-led Care Redesign Blunts Predictors of Length of Stay after Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2023; 32(2):97-101.