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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. In this respect, it has provided a valuable international epidemiological tool that should be retained.
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A short note on the BMI and on secular changes in BMI
Human Biology and Public Health, 2021 Human size changes over time with worldwide secular trends in height, weight, and body mass index (BMI). There is general agreement to relate the state of nutrition to height and weight, and to ratios of weight-to-height. The BMI is a ratio. It is commonly used to classify underweight, overweight and obesity in adults.
Rebekka Mumm, Michael Hermanussen
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What is the best measure of adiposity change in growing children: BMI, BMI %, BMI z-score or BMI centile? [PDF]
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2005 Weight control programs for obese children monitor change in body mass index (BMI) adjusted for age. However, change can be measured in several ways: raw (kg/m2) units, percentage, z-scores or centiles. The suitability of the different measures is not known.To identify the optimal BMI measure for change, whose short-term variability is most consistent ...
Cole TJ +3 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.
Emily Johnson +2 more
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Low BMI, but not high BMI, influences the timing of puberty in boys [PDF]
Andrology, 2021 AbstractBackgroundPrevious studies investigating the association between weight status and onset of puberty in boys have been equivocal. It is currently unclear to what extent weight class influences puberty onset and progression.ObjectivesTo explore the relationship between degree of sexual maturation and anthropometric measures in Norwegian boys ...
Oehme, Ninnie Helen Bakken +6 more
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The association between BMI and mortality using early adulthood BMI as an instrumental variable for midlife BMI [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2018 AbstractThe article aims to describe the association between midlife body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular disease (CVD)- and all-cause mortality, and to use early adulthood BMI as an instrumental variable for midlife BMI, in order to obtain an estimate less distorted by midlife confounders and reverse causality.
Marte K. R. Kjøllesdal +5 more
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The Impact of ACEs on BMI: An Investigation of the Genotype-Environment Effects of BMI [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 Adverse Childhood Experiences are stressful and traumatic events occurring before the age of eighteen shown to cause mental and physical health problems, including increased risk of obesity. Obesity remains an ongoing national challenge with no predicted solution.
Karen A. Schlauch +6 more
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An optimised credit scorecard to enhance cut-off score determination
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2018 Background: Credit scoring is a statistical tool allowing banks to distinguish between good and bad clients. However, literature in the world of credit scoring is limited. In this article parametric and non-parametric statistical techniques that are used
Nico Kritzinger, Gary W. van Vuuren
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 Effective, patient-tailored rehabilitation to restore upper-limb motor function in severely impaired stroke patients is still missing. If suitably combined and administered in a personalized fashion, neurotechnologies offer a large potential to assist ...
Claudia Bigoni +29 more
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A Systematic Review on Monitoring and Advanced Control Strategies in Smart Agriculture
IEEE Access, 2021 Automation in agriculture nowadays is the main focus and area of development for various countries. The population rate of the world is increasing rapidly and will be double in upcoming decades and the need of food is also increasing accordingly. To meet
Syeda Iqra Hassan +5 more
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