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Nutrients, 2023 This review examined the origins of the concept of the BMI in the work of Quetelet in the 19th century and its subsequent adoption and use in tracking the course of the pandemic of obesity during the 20th century.
G. A. Bray
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Beyond BMI: Obesity and Lung Disease [PDF]
Chest, 2018 U. Peters, B. Suratt, J. Bates, A. Dixon
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Some Insights about the Applicability of Logistic Factorisation Machines in Banking
Risks, 2023 Logistic regression is a very popular binary classification technique in many industries, particularly in the financial service industry. It has been used to build credit scorecards, estimate the probability of default or churn, identify the next best ...
Erika Slabber +2 more
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The association between BMI self-selection, self-reported BMI and objectively measured BMI [PDF]
HRB Open Research, 2021 Background: It is challenging to measure BMI accurately in population studies because it is an expensive and time-consuming task. As a result, subjectively measured BMI, calculated from self-reported height and weight, which we know to be inaccurate, is often used.
Emily Johnson +2 more
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Body Mass Index (BMI): A Screening Tool Analysis
Cureus, 2022 Body mass index (BMI), a measurement based on a person’s height and weight, allows the classification of individuals into categories such as obese or overweight.
D. Khanna +3 more
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A sustainable thermochemical conversion of animal biomass to N-heterocycles
Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 2023 The production of high-valued organonitrogen chemicals, especially N-heterocycles, requires artificial N2 fixation accompanied by the consumption of fossil resources.
Yang Tang +5 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 Despite recent improvements, complete motor recovery occurs in <15% of stroke patients. To improve the therapeutic outcomes, there is a strong need to tailor treatments to each individual patient.
Lisa Fleury +56 more
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The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 2021 Summary Background National and global recommendations for BMI cutoffs to trigger action to prevent obesity-related complications like type 2 diabetes among non-White populations are questionable. We aimed to prospectively identify ethnicity-specific BMI
R. Caleyachetty +7 more
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Neuroimmunology and Allergic Disease
Allergies, 2022 The prevalence of allergic diseases is rising globally, inducing heavy quality of life and economic burdens. Allergic reactions are mediated by the complex bi-directional cross-talk between immune and nervous systems that we are only beginning to ...
Sayantani B. Sindher +4 more
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Socioeconomic status, BMI, and brain development in children
Translational Psychiatry, 2022 Low socioeconomic status (SES) in childhood is associated with deficits in executive function and changes in cortical morphology. Furthermore, rates of childhood obesity are greater among low SES children and childhood obesity is also associated with ...
Evan Dennis, P. Manza, N. Volkow
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