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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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Changes in Body Mass Index Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal 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.
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Body composition and pulmonary function in Cystic Fibrosis
Frontiers 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 ...
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Body image perception and body composition: assessment of perception inconsistency by a new index [PDF]
, 2020 BACKGROUND: A correct perception of the body image, as defined by comparison with actual anthropometric analyses, is crucial to ensure the best possible nutritional status of each individual.
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 Background Body mass index (BMI) is an inadequate marker of obesity, and cannot distinguish between fat mass, fat free mass and distribution of adipose tissue. The purpose of this study was twofold.
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Elevated body mass index and fatty liver [PDF]
Srpski 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
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Correlation between Body Mass Index and Body Fat Percentage
Althea Medical Journal, 2015 Background: Body mass index (BMI) has been used to determine the nutritional status which is classified into low, normal, overweight or obese. The BMI only shows a comparison of height and weight instead of body composition which consists of fat mass and
Muhammad Ilman +2 more
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Prevalence of high body mass index in US children and adolescents, 2007-2008.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2010 CONTEXT The prevalence of high body mass index (BMI) among children and adolescents in the United States appeared to plateau between 1999 and 2006. OBJECTIVES To provide the most recent estimates of high BMI among children and adolescents and high ...
Cynthia L Ogden +4 more
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Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and Body Image in Adolescents
Children, 2022 Body image dissatisfaction is a concern for adolescents’ mental and physical well-being, and the role of body mass index (BMI) and physical activity (PA) in it is still unclear.
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Relationships Between Body Mass Index with Cholelithiasis
Qanun Medika: Jurnal Kedokteran Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, 2020 Gallstones formed due to imbalance of bile components, excessive/ high level of cholesterol, nor bilirubin. Obesity was a condition where body mass index (BMI) was excess, which can cause health problems such as an increase of cholesterol, triglycerides,
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