 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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in this website by year, and whether "Body Mass Index" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1991 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 1992 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 1993 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 1994 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1995 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 1996 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 1997 | 2 | 9 | 11 | | 1998 | 1 | 17 | 18 | | 1999 | 2 | 12 | 14 | | 2000 | 1 | 16 | 17 | | 2001 | 2 | 15 | 17 | | 2002 | 3 | 16 | 19 | | 2003 | 3 | 29 | 32 | | 2004 | 3 | 35 | 38 | | 2005 | 8 | 42 | 50 | | 2006 | 5 | 34 | 39 | | 2007 | 7 | 47 | 54 | | 2008 | 16 | 46 | 62 | | 2009 | 11 | 50 | 61 | | 2010 | 9 | 62 | 71 | | 2011 | 10 | 62 | 72 | | 2012 | 11 | 63 | 74 | | 2013 | 16 | 78 | 94 | | 2014 | 22 | 68 | 90 | | 2015 | 13 | 93 | 106 | | 2016 | 17 | 53 | 70 | | 2017 | 16 | 61 | 77 | | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Savin DD, Frank RM, Sumner S, Richardson C, Nicholson GP, Romeo AA. Good functional outcomes expected after shoulder arthroplasty irrespective of body mass index. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2018 Jun; 27(6S):S43-S49.
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Conley D, Johnson R, Domingue B, Dawes C, Boardman J, Siegal ML. A sibling method for identifying vQTLs. PLoS One. 2018; 13(4):e0194541.
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Frisch NB, Wessell N, Charters M, Greenstein A, Shaw J, Peterson E, Trent Guthrie S. Hip Fracture Mortality: Differences Between Intertrochanteric and Femoral Neck Fractures. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2018 Spring; 27(1):64-71.
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Lake JE, Li X, Palella FJ, Erlandson KM, Wiley D, Kingsley L, Jacobson LP, Brown TT. Metabolic health across the BMI spectrum in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected men. AIDS. 2018 Jan 02; 32(1):49-57.
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McDonald MN, Diaz AA, Rutten E, Lutz SM, Harmouche R, San Jose Estepar R, Kinney G, Hokanson JE, Gower BA, Wouters EFM, Rennard SI, Hersh CP, Casaburi R, Dransfield MT, Silverman EK, Washko GR. Chest computed tomography-derived low fat-free mass index and mortality in COPD. Eur Respir J. 2017 Dec; 50(6).
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Wehby GL, Domingue BW, Ullrich F, Wolinsky FD. Genetic Predisposition to Obesity and Medicare Expenditures. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2017 Dec 12; 73(1):66-72.
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Kuwabara M, Hisatome I, Niwa K, Hara S, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Bjornstad P, Nakagawa T, Andres-Hernando A, Sato Y, Jensen T, Garcia G, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Ohno M, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ. Uric Acid Is a Strong Risk Marker for Developing Hypertension From Prehypertension: A 5-Year Japanese Cohort Study. Hypertension. 2018 01; 71(1):78-86.
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Kudesia R, Illions EH, Lieman HJ. Elevated Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Cardiometabolic Disease in South Asian Infertility Patients. J Immigr Minor Health. 2017 12; 19(6):1338-1342.
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Yu M, Mody R, Landó LF, Shui A, Kallenbach L, Slipski L, de Oliveira CP. Characteristics Associated with the Choice of First Injectable Therapy Among US Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Clin Ther. 2017 Dec; 39(12):2399-2408.
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Stark LJ, Spear Filigno S, Bolling C, Ratcliff MB, Kichler JC, Robson SM, Simon SL, McCullough MB, Clifford LM, Odar Stough C, Zion C, Ittenbach RF. Clinic and Home-Based Behavioral Intervention for Obesity in Preschoolers: A Randomized Trial. J Pediatr. 2018 Jan; 192:115-121.e1.
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