 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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| 1995 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 1997 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 1998 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 1999 | 2 | 9 | 11 | | 2000 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2001 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2002 | 2 | 12 | 14 | | 2003 | 2 | 28 | 30 | | 2004 | 3 | 31 | 34 | | 2005 | 5 | 34 | 39 | | 2006 | 4 | 32 | 36 | | 2007 | 8 | 40 | 48 | | 2008 | 18 | 43 | 61 | | 2009 | 10 | 58 | 68 | | 2010 | 10 | 61 | 71 | | 2011 | 8 | 63 | 71 | | 2012 | 11 | 65 | 76 | | 2013 | 17 | 75 | 92 | | 2014 | 24 | 71 | 95 | | 2015 | 14 | 92 | 106 | | 2016 | 20 | 53 | 73 | | 2017 | 22 | 81 | 103 | | 2018 | 24 | 66 | 90 | | 2019 | 13 | 70 | 83 | | 2020 | 17 | 46 | 63 | | 2021 | 10 | 56 | 66 | | 2022 | 3 | 43 | 46 | | 2023 | 1 | 39 | 40 | | 2024 | 26 | 37 | 63 | | 2025 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Huyser KR, Brega AG, Reid M, Parker T, Steiner JF, Chang J, Jiang L, Fyfe-Johnson AL, Johnson-Jennings M, Hiratsuka VY, Tsosie N, Manson SM, O'Connell J. Impact of social determinants of health on obesity among American Indian and Alaska Native young adults. PLoS One. 2025; 20(5):e0322164.
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Liu C, Chow SM, Aris IM, Dabelea D, Neiderhiser JM, Leve LD, Blair C, Catellier DJ, Couzens L, Braun JM, Ferrara A, Aschner JL, Deoni SCL, Dunlop AL, Gern JE, Rivera-Spoljaric K, Hartert TV, Hershey GKK, Karagas MR, Kennedy EM, Karr CJ, Barrett ES, Zhao Q, Lester BM, Check JF, Helderman JB, O'Connor TG, Rasmussen JM, Stanford JB, Mihalopoulos NL, Wright RJ, Wright RO, Carroll KN, McEvoy CT, Breton CV, Trasande L, Weiss ST, Elliott AJ, Hockett CW, Ganiban JM. Early-Life Factors and Body Mass Index Trajectories Among Children in the ECHO Cohort. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 01; 8(5):e2511835.
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Zhang X, Brody JA, Graff M, Highland HM, Chami N, Xu H, Wang Z, Ferrier KR, Chittoor G, Josyula NS, Meyer M, Gupta S, Li X, Li Z, Allison MA, Becker DM, Bielak LF, Bis JC, Boorgula MP, Bowden DW, Broome JG, Buth EJ, Carlson CS, Chang KM, Chavan S, Chiu YF, Chuang LM, Conomos MP, DeMeo DL, Du M, Duggirala R, Eng C, Fohner AE, Freedman BI, Garrett ME, Guo X, Haiman C, Heavner BD, Hidalgo B, Hixson JE, Ho YL, Hobbs BD, Hu D, Hui Q, Hwu CM, Jackson RD, Jain D, Kalyani RR, Kardia SLR, Kelly TN, Lange EM, LeNoir M, Li C, Le Marchand L, McDonald MN, McHugh CP, Morrison AC, Naseri T, O'Connell J, O'Donnell CJ, Palmer ND, Pankow JS, Perry JA, Peters U, Preuss MH, Rao DC, Regan EA, Reupena SM, Roden DM, Rodriguez-Santana J, Sitlani CM, Smith JA, Tiwari HK, Vasan RS, Wang Z, Weeks DE, Wessel J, Wiggins KL, Wilkens LR, Wilson PWF, Yanek LR, Yoneda ZT, Zhao W, Z?llner S, Arnett DK, Ashley-Koch AE, Barnes KC, Blangero J, Boerwinkle E, Burchard EG, Carson AP, Chasman DI, Ida Chen YD, Curran JE, Fornage M, Gordeuk VR, He J, Heckbert SR, Hou L, Irvin MR, Kooperberg C, Minster RL, Mitchell BD, Nouraie M, Psaty BM, Raffield LM, Reiner AP, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Benjamin Shoemaker M, Smith NL, Taylor KD, Telen MJ, Weiss ST, Zhang Y, Heard-Costa N, Sun YV, Lin X, Cupples LA, Lange LA, Liu CT, Loos RJF, North KE, Justice AE. Whole genome sequencing analysis of body mass index identifies novel African ancestry-specific risk allele. Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 11; 16(1):3470.
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Platnick C, Choi YJ, Narongkiatikhun P, Bekelman N, Rountree-Jablin C, Birznieks C, Sell E, Tommerdahl KL, de Boer I, Shah VN, Nadeau KJ, Sawyer A, Pyle L, Bjornstad P. Relationships among biological sex, body composition, and bone mineral density in young persons with and without diabetes. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2025 May 26; 38(5):476-487.
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Catenacci VA, Ostendorf DM, Pan Z, Kaizer LK, Creasy SA, Zaman A, Caldwell AE, Dahle J, Swanson B, Breit MJ, Bing K, Wayland LT, Panter SL, Scorsone JJ, Bessesen DH, MacLean P, Melanson EL. The Effect of 4:3 Intermittent Fasting on Weight Loss at 12 Months : A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2025 May; 178(5):634-644.
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Gyllenhammer LE, Rasmussen JM, Lindsay KL, Chen WP, Gillen D, Boyle KE, Buss C, Entringer S, Wadhwa PD. Maternal allostatic load in pregnancy is prospectively associated with child adiposity and metabolic function across infancy and early childhood. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2025 Jul; 177:107450.
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Chen Y, Tilves C, Bohn B, Doyon M, Bouchard L, Perron P, Guerin R, Masse E, Hivert MF, Mueller NT. Gut microbiota and microbial metabolites are associated with body composition in 5-year-old children: A cross-sectional study in the Gen3G cohort. Pediatr Obes. 2025 Jun; 20(6):e70007.
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Scott SR, Peterson RL, North SJ, Merrick JS, Petranovich CL, Wilson PE, Lantagne A, Simpson TS. Having more resilience factors only gets you so far in the context of neighborhood disadvantage: understanding differential predictors of internalizing symptoms and body mass index in youth with spina bifida. J Pediatr Psychol. 2025 Mar 01; 50(3):256-265.
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Garg SK, Kaur G, Renner D, Lanning MS, Mason E, Beatson C, Ciesco K, Snell-Bergeon J. Cardiovascular and Renal Biomarkers in Overweight and Obese Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Treated with Tirzepatide for 21 Months. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2025 Mar; 27(3):152-160.
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Liu T, Stokholm J, Zhang M, Vinding R, S?rensen SJ, Zhao N, Mueller NT. Infant Gut Microbiota and Childhood Blood Pressure: Prospective Associations and the Modifying Role of Breastfeeding. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Mar 04; 14(5):e037447.
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