 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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| 1996 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 1997 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | 1998 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 1999 | 2 | 9 | 11 | | 2000 | 1 | 9 | 10 | | 2001 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 2002 | 3 | 11 | 14 | | 2003 | 2 | 25 | 27 | | 2004 | 3 | 31 | 34 | | 2005 | 5 | 37 | 42 | | 2006 | 5 | 29 | 34 | | 2007 | 8 | 38 | 46 | | 2008 | 17 | 41 | 58 | | 2009 | 10 | 62 | 72 | | 2010 | 10 | 63 | 73 | | 2011 | 9 | 68 | 77 | | 2012 | 11 | 67 | 78 | | 2013 | 16 | 75 | 91 | | 2014 | 25 | 77 | 102 | | 2015 | 14 | 88 | 102 | | 2016 | 22 | 56 | 78 | | 2017 | 22 | 88 | 110 | | 2018 | 25 | 71 | 96 | | 2019 | 13 | 72 | 85 | | 2020 | 18 | 44 | 62 | | 2021 | 11 | 57 | 68 | | 2022 | 4 | 44 | 48 | | 2023 | 2 | 41 | 43 | | 2024 | 28 | 39 | 67 | | 2025 | 19 | 37 | 56 | | 2026 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Kuhn K, Bradford AP, Schauer IE, Duffy K, Bolt M, Santoro N. Eucaloric High-fat Diet Effects on Reproductive Hormone Profiles: Mimicking Reprometabolic Syndrome in Normal Weight Women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Apr 22; 111(5):1356-1364.
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Whooten RC, Rifas-Shiman SL, Aris IM, Perng W, Chavarro JE, Oken E, Hivert MF. Adolescent "Lean PCOS" Is Characterized by Higher Insulin Resistance and Adverse Adipokine Profile. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Apr 22; 111(5):e1364-e1372.
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Arrington CE, Tacad DKM, Allayee H, Sutton KJ, Dombroski C, Keim NL, Newman JW, Bennett BJ. Genetic determinants of BMI, diet, and fitness interact to partially explain anthropometric obesity traits but not the metabolic consequences of obesity in men and women. Int J Obes (Lond). 2026 Apr; 50(4):938-946.
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Moran M, Salmon K, Dhaliwal SK, Dabelea D, Perng W. Associations of Maternal Prenatal Inflammation With Child Adiposity: The Healthy Start Study. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Feb; 21(2):e70088.
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Haemer MA, Tong S, Steen EJ, Osborn B, Bradley M, Boles RE. Pragmatic Pilot Study of the Healthy Living Program: An Obesity Prevention and Treatment Program for Low-Income Hispanic Families Delivered Through Clinic-Community Partnership. Child Obes. 2026 Mar; 22(2):69-79.
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Lei Y, Zhou T, Zhang B, Zhang D, Tang H, Chen J, Wu Q, Li L, Bailey LC, Becich MJ, Blecker S, Christakis DA, Fort D, Herring SJ, Hwang W, Khalsa AS, Kim S, Liebovitz DM, Mosa ASM, Rao S, Sengupta S, Song X, Tedla YG, Jhaveri R, Mangarelli C, Forrest CB, Chen Y. Post-Acute Dyslipidemia and Abnormal Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents with COVID-19: A Cohort Study from the RECOVER Initiative. J Pediatr. 2026 04; 291:114996.
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Sundaram SS, Kelsey M, Nadeau KJ, Cooper E, Sokol RJ, Ma Y, Ben Abdallah M, Chaidez A, Inge TH. Resolution of Biochemical and Histologic Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) in Adolescents with Severe Obesity after Metabolic Bariatric Surgery. J Pediatr. 2026 04; 291:114944.
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Benton MJ, Hutchins AM. Validation of a single question for assessment of habitual physical activity in women. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2025 Dec 21; 10(1):13.
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Ferrier K, Graff M, Konigsberg IR, Stanislawski M, Highland HM, Raffield LM, Carson AP, Boerwinkle E, Norris JM, Gignoux CR, Hendricks AE, Raghavan S, North KE, Young KL, Justice AE, Allison MA, Budoff MJ, Kasela S, Aguet F, Joseph JJ, Kooperberg C, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Lange EM, Lange LA. Epigenome-wide association study meta-analysis of BMI in African Americans. HGG Adv. 2026 Jan 15; 7(1):100552.
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Koskenniemi JJ, Clasen JL, You L, Parikh HM, Vehik K, Yang J, Uusitalo U, Veijola R, Haller MJ, Ziegler AG, Rewers MJ, Hagopian WA, Akolkar B, Lernmark Å, Toppari J, Larsson HE, Krischer JP, Lynch KF. The Contribution of BMI to a Young Child's Risk of Islet Autoimmunity Is Dependent on HLA-DR4-DQ8 Without HLA-DR3-DQ2. Diabetes Care. 2025 Dec 01; 48(12):2103-2110.
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