 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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| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 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 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2002 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2003 | 2 | 26 | 28 | | 2004 | 2 | 30 | 32 | | 2005 | 5 | 32 | 37 | | 2006 | 4 | 31 | 35 | | 2007 | 7 | 38 | 45 | | 2008 | 17 | 40 | 57 | | 2009 | 10 | 56 | 66 | | 2010 | 10 | 58 | 68 | | 2011 | 8 | 61 | 69 | | 2012 | 10 | 62 | 72 | | 2013 | 15 | 68 | 83 | | 2014 | 21 | 64 | 85 | | 2015 | 12 | 86 | 98 | | 2016 | 18 | 48 | 66 | | 2017 | 21 | 77 | 98 | | 2018 | 24 | 62 | 86 | | 2019 | 11 | 66 | 77 | | 2020 | 16 | 41 | 57 | | 2021 | 9 | 47 | 56 | | 2022 | 3 | 35 | 38 | | 2023 | 1 | 38 | 39 | | 2024 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Rydin AA, Severn C, Pyle L, Morelli N, Shoemaker AH, Chung ST, Yanovski JA, Han JC, Higgins JA, Nadeau KJ, Fox C, Kelly AS, Cree MG. Prediction of resting energy expenditure for adolescents with severe obesity: A multi-centre analysis. Pediatr Obes. 2024 Jul; 19(7):e13123.
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Garg SK, Akturk HK, Kaur G, Beatson C, Snell-Bergeon J. Efficacy and Safety of Tirzepatide in Overweight and Obese Adult Patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2024 Jun; 26(6):367-374.
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Nowak KL, Moretti F, Bussola N, Steele CN, Gregory AV, Kline TL, Ramanathan S, Trapletti G, Furlanello C, McCormick L, Chonchol M. Visceral Adiposity and Progression of ADPKD: A Cohort Study of Patients From the TEMPO 3:4 Trial. Am J Kidney Dis. 2024 Sep; 84(3):275-285.e1.
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Trojanowski PJ, Pardon A, Reynolds C, O'Donnell HK, Alonso GT, Majidi S, Snell-Bergeon J, Wadwa RP, Driscoll KA. Body mass index moderates the association between diabetes distress and objective self-management behaviours in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and elevated A1Cs. Diabet Med. 2024 Jul; 41(7):e15325.
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Rockette-Wagner B, Wisnivesky JP, Holguin F, Ankam J, Arora A, Federmann E, Smith V, Federman AD, Conroy MB. The relationships between Physical activity and asthma control and Body Mass Index (BMI) in patients with asthma. J Asthma. 2024 03; 61(3):194-202.
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Prince N, Liang D, Tan Y, Alshawabkeh A, Angel EE, Busgang SA, Chu SH, Cordero JF, Curtin P, Dunlop AL, Gilbert-Diamond D, Giulivi C, Hoen AG, Karagas MR, Kirchner D, Litonjua AA, Manjourides J, McRitchie S, Meeker JD, Pathmasiri W, Perng W, Schmidt RJ, Watkins DJ, Weiss ST, Zens MS, Zhu Y, Lasky-Su JA, Kelly RS. Metabolomic data presents challenges for epidemiological meta-analysis: a case study of childhood body mass index from the ECHO consortium. Metabolomics. 2024 Jan 24; 20(1):16.
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Ruzicka EB, Shomaker LB, Pyle L, Bakalar JL, Shank LM, Crosby RD, Wilfley DE, Young JF, Sbrocco T, Brady SM, Gulley LD, Yanovski JA, Tanofsky-Kraff M. Effects of Therapeutic Alliance in Interpersonal Psychotherapy Among Adolescent Girls With Loss-of-Control Eating. Am J Psychother. 2024 Mar 15; 77(1):7-14.
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Enhancing Lifestyles in the Metabolic syndrome (ELM) multisite behavioral efficacy trial. Design and baseline cohort. Am Heart J. 2024 04; 270:136-155.
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Adise S, Rhee KE, Laurent J, Holzhausen EA, Hayati Rezvan P, Alderete TL, Vidmar AP. Limitations of BMI z scores for assessing weight change: A clinical tool versus individual risk. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 03; 32(3):445-449.
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Gibson D, Stein A, Khatri V, Wesselink D, Sitko S, Mehler PS. Associations between low body weight, weight loss, and medical instability in adults with eating disorders. Int J Eat Disord. 2024 Apr; 57(4):869-878.
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