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Body Mass Index and Melanoma Prognosis [PDF]
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2021 Introduction: Obesity has been suggested as a risk factor in the progression of malignancies, including melanoma. Most studies defined obesity using body mass index (BMI), although the index is considered an imperfect measure of body composition ...
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Human bipedalism and body-mass index [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Body-mass index, abbreviated as BMI and given by M/H 2 with the mass M and the height H, has been widely used as a useful proxy to measure a general health status of a human individual.
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Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 2017 Although the prevalence of obesity, a well-known risk factor for various chronic diseases such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia, is rapidly increasing worldwide, the association of obesity with all-cause mortality remains controversial ...
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Effect Of The Body Mass Index To Body Fat
Kinestetik, 2020 Many sports nutritionist noted that the loss of weight, or more accurately, to lose body fat, is the main reason athletes asking for nutritional counseling. This study aims to determine the effect of BMI on body fat.
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Healthy percentage body fat ranges: an approach for developing guidelines based on body mass index [PDF]
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2000 BACKGROUND Although international interest in classifying subject health status according to adiposity is increasing, no accepted published ranges of percentage body fat currently exist. Empirically identified limits, population percentiles, and z scores
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Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, 2022 Background: The body mass index parameter is currently used to determine obesity (excess body fat) in children. Using this measure has limitations in predicting body fat, particularly in adolescents.
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SOFTWARE TO ASSESS BEEF CATTLE BODY MASS THROUGH THE FUZZY BODY MASS INDEX [PDF]
Engenharia Agrícola, 2016 The Body Mass Index (BMI) can be used by farmers to help determine the time of evaluation of the body mass gain of the animal. However, the calculation of this index does not reveal immediately whether the animal is ready for slaughter or if it needs ...
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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.
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A new body shape index predicts mortality hazard independently of body mass index. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundObesity, typically quantified in terms of Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeding threshold values, is considered a leading cause of premature death worldwide.
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PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundAccurate obesity classification is important so that appropriate intervention can be instituted to modify metabolic risk factors. Commonly utilized body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat (PBF) are influenced by lean mass whereas fat mass
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