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Body Mass Index and the measurement of obesity [PDF]

, 2006
This paper proposes a new method of measuring obesity using Body Mass Index (BMI) data. Conventional measures which simply count the number of individuals with BMI in excess of an upper limit ignore the extent by which individuals exceed BMI limits and also the increased risk ratios for various conditions associated very high levels of BMI.
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body-mass-index (BMI) [PDF]

, 2009
syn. quetelet-index; for calculating the ideal weight; BMI = body weight (in kg) divided by (height ∞ ?height) (in square m) should be between (depending on age and sex) around 20 to 25; example: w = 76 kg, h = 1.82 m; 1.82 ∞?1.82 = 3.3; 76/3.3 = 23; common categories are: underweight
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Body Mass Index-Reply

Archives of Internal Medicine, 1994
We appreciate Barcia's pointing out the error in our article. 1 Please note that the definition is correct in the footnotes to the tables.
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Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies

The Lancet, 2008
A. Renehan, M. Tyson, M. Egger, R. Heller, M. Zwahlen   +4 more
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Body mass index as a measure of bone mass.

The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, 2010
BMI is an indicator of body composition (BC) and adiposity in particular. This status is the result of good correlations with indirect (e.g. predictive) two- and three-component models predicting body fat. Aim of the study is to measure the direct relation of BMI with total and segmental BC, e.g.
Clarys, J. P., Scafoglieri, A., Provyn, S., Bautmans, I.   +3 more
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INTERPRETATION OF BODY MASS INDEX

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2000
Linda Honkanen, Gerson T. Lesser
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Body Mass Index and Cognition

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2012
Paul Regal, Eileen Heatherington
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Body-mass index and mortality

The Lancet, 2009
Pascal Bovet, Fred Paccaud
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A farewell to body-mass index?

The Lancet, 2005
Torbjørn Omland, Charlotte Kragelund
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The Body Mass Index Paradox*

Critical Care Medicine, 2015
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