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Body Mass Index

open access: yesDefinitions, 2020
of height and weight; laboratory determination of immuno-biochemical parameters of carbohydrate metabolism and thyroid hormone were determined. To analyze the composition of the intestinal microbiota, fecal samples were taken and the quantitative and ...
Daniel Bell
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Relationship of BMI, skeletal and mandibular density in osteopenia [PDF]

open access: yesGlasnik Antropološkog Društva Srbije, 2013
Various indexes could be used in assessing of reduction of density of bones. However value of each index could indicate, or not to indicate exact changes of systemic skeletal density.
Poštić Srđan D.
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Changes in Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

open access: yesJournal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2021
Changes in Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with weight gain among adults,1 but little is known about the weight of US children and adolescents.
S. Woolford   +6 more
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Elevated body mass index and fatty liver [PDF]

open access: yesSrpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2008
Introduction Obesity and overweight, expressed by elevated Body Mass Index (BMI), result from excessive consumption of fatty food and carbohydrates above the body needs.
Marović Dragana
doaj   +1 more source

Body mass index in dementia [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2014
This review comprehensively examines the current knowledge on the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dementia. The association between BMI and cognition is complex: in younger adults, higher BMIs are associated with impaired cognition. Overweight and obesity in middle age are linked to increased future dementia risk in old age.
Pavla Cermakova   +4 more
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Body composition and pulmonary function in Cystic Fibrosis

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2014
Background: Lower body mass index (BMI) is associated with worse pulmonary function in cystic fibrosis (CF). Hypothesis: Lean body mass (LBM) is more strongly associated with pulmonary function than BMI is.Methods: Anthropometrics, body composition by ...
Saba eSheikh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of obesity and trends in the distribution of body mass index among US adults, 1999-2010.

open access: yesJournal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2012
CONTEXT Between 1980 and 1999, the prevalence of adult obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥30) increased in the United States and the distribution of BMI changed. More recent data suggested a slowing or leveling off of these trends.
K. Flegal   +3 more
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The Association between Body Mass Index, Religion Index, Media, and Body Image in Adolescents [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Adolescents experience bio-psychosocial change in their developmental stages. These changes influence their perception about their body look. Some start to dislike their appearance.
Hastuti, H. (Heni)   +2 more
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Prevalence of obesity and trends in body mass index among US children and adolescents, 1999-2010.

open access: yesJournal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2012
CONTEXT The prevalence of childhood obesity increased in the 1980s and 1990s but there were no significant changes in prevalence between 1999-2000 and 2007-2008 in the United States. OBJECTIVES To present the most recent estimates of obesity prevalence
Cynthia L Ogden   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Income and body mass index in Europe [PDF]

open access: yesEconomics & Human Biology, 2006
The problem of obesity is alarming public health authorities around the world. Therefore, it is important to study its determinants. In this paper, we explore the empirical relationship between household income and body mass index (BMI) in nine European Union countries.
Jaume Garcia Villar   +1 more
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