 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 | 17 | 75 | 92 | | 2014 | 25 | 77 | 102 | | 2015 | 14 | 88 | 102 | | 2016 | 22 | 56 | 78 | | 2017 | 22 | 88 | 110 | | 2018 | 25 | 72 | 97 | | 2019 | 13 | 72 | 85 | | 2020 | 18 | 44 | 62 | | 2021 | 11 | 57 | 68 | | 2022 | 4 | 44 | 48 | | 2023 | 3 | 41 | 44 | | 2024 | 28 | 39 | 67 | | 2025 | 20 | 42 | 62 | | 2026 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Daley MF, Rifas-Shiman SL, Young JG, Petimar J, Prentice C, Bailey LC, Janicke DM, Heerman WJ, Block JP. Effects of Common Antihypertensive Class Medications on BMI z-Score in Adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2026 May; 21(5):e70114.
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Roubinian NH, Plimier C, Thomas KA, Spencer BR, Bravo M, Goel R, Baumann Kreuziger L, Hod EA, Custer B, Kleinman S, Norris PJ, Busch MP. Associations of blood donor and product characteristics with platelet transfusion outcomes. Blood Adv. 2026 Apr 28; 10(8):2582-2591.
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Moolhuijsen LME, Zhu J, Mullin BH, Pujol-Gualdo N, Actkins KV, Mack JA, Rao H, Trivedi B, Kentistou KA, Zhao Y, Westergaard D, Tyrmi JS, Thorleifsson G, Zhang Y, Wittemans L, DeVries A, Brewer K, Sisk R, Danning R, Preuss MH, Jones MR, Ruth KS, Andersen M, Azziz R, Banasik K, Boehnke M, Broer L, Brunak S, Chan YM, Chasman DI, Daly M, Ehrmann DA, Fauser BC, Fritsche LG, Hayes MG, He C, Huang H, Kowalska I, Kraft P, Legro RS, Lin N, Loos RJ, Louwers YV, Magi R, McCarthy MI, Morin-Papunen L, Morrison JV, Morton C, Nadkarni GN, Neale BM, Nielsen HS, Nyegaard M, Ostrowski SR, Pedersen OBV, Sørensen E, Mikkelsen C, Erikstrup C, Kaspersen KA, Bruun MT, Aagaard B, Ullum H, Obermayer-Pietsch B, Palotie A, Reeve MP, Salumets A, Saxena R, Spector TD, Stuckey BGA, Thorsteinsdottir U, Uitterlinden AG, Urbanek M, Zöllner S, van Heel DA, Hirschhorn JN, Stefansson K, Perry JRB, Styrkarsdottir U, Wilson SG, Piltonen T, Laisk T, Jarvelin MR, Burns K, Justice AE, Laivuori H, Ong KK, Goodarzi MO, Davis LK, Dunaif A, Lindgren CM, Laven JSE, Franks S, Visser JA, Welt CK, Karaderi T, Day FR. Genomic analyses implicate hormonal and metabolic dysregulation in polycystic ovary syndrome. Nat Genet. 2026 May; 58(5):1040-1050.
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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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Boster JM, Cree MG, Kelsey MM, Nadeau KJ, Chaidez A, Pan Z, Sundaram SS. Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass Is Associated With Hepatic Steatosis in Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Apr; 21(4):e70108.
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Birznieks CL, Wang W, Steele C, You Z, Gitomer B, Chonchol M, Nowak KL. Overweight and Obesity Are Associated with Lower Renal Blood Flow in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Kidney Blood Press Res. 2026; 51(1):218-224.
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Starling AP, Li X, Ames JL, Barrett ES, Bastain TM, Buss C, Dabelea D, Dunlop AL, Ferrara A, Hedderson MM, Herbstman J, Kannan K, Karagas M, O'Connor TG, Oh J, Peterson AK, Romano ME, Sathyanarayana S, Schmidt RJ, Simhan HN, Strakovsky RS, Trasande L, Wadhwa PD, Zhao Q, Bennett DH, Buckley JP. Gestational exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and child growth in weight, height, and body mass index at age 2-10 years: the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program. Environ Res. 2026 Jun 01; 298:124229.
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Béranger A, Solans BP, Miyakawa R, McIlleron H, Tarning J, Shah I, Aruldhas BW, Mathew BS, Kwara A, Peloquin CA, Mukherjee A, Lodha R, Denti P, Capparelli EV, Kiser JJ, Bekker A, Chabala C, Choo L, Turkova A, Gafar F, Ruslami R, Nataprawira HM, Heysell SK, Thomas TA, Velpandian T, Day JN, Bang ND, Dooley K, Savic RM. Efficacy of isoniazid in paediatric tuberculosis: an individual participant data meta-analysis. Eur Respir J. 2026 Mar; 67(3).
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Niedermayer F, Hoffmann B, Zhang B, Chen J, Hart JE, Laden F, Bolte G, Lakes T, Schikowski T, Greiser KH, Staab J, Nikolaou N, Dallavalle M, Schulze MB, Lieb W, Övermöhle C, Tönnies T, Katzke V, Becher H, Fischer B, Leitzmann M, Berger K, Mayvaneh F, Keil T, Krist L, Klett-Tammen CJ, Heise JK, Pischon T, Moreno Velásquez I, Schmidt B, Nagrani R, Rach S, Brenner H, Holleczek B, Harth V, Obi N, Köttgen A, Mikolajczyk R, Meinke-Franze C, Hoffmann W, Schneider A, Wolf K, Peters A. Sex-specific individual and joint associations of multiple environmental exposures with diabetes and obesity in the population-based German National Cohort (NAKO). Environ Res. 2026 May 15; 297:124096.
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