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Human bipedalism and body-mass index

open access: yesScientific 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.
Su Do Yi   +5 more
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Stratification by Smoking Status Reveals an Association of CHRNA5-A3-B4 Genotype with Body Mass Index in Never Smokers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
We previously used a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the CHRNA5-A3-B4 gene cluster associated with heaviness of smoking within smokers to confirm the causal effect of smoking in reducing body mass index (BMI) in a Mendelian randomisation analysis.
Kumari, Meena   +518 more
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女子青年における Body Mass Index と摂食行動 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
application/pdfAN10052143-20070331-176The present study examined the relationships among Body Mass Index, eating attitudes, physical activity level, and food intake. The Eating Attitudes Test (Moroi & Nomoto, 2005), Physical Activity Level Questionnaire (
MOROI, Katsuhide   +13 more
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Do Body Mass, Body Mass Index and Body Fat Ratio have an Effect on Proprioception?

open access: yesOrthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2014
Objectives: Proprioceptive sense plays important role of the protective reflex response against the harmful forces on the joint takes part in protection against the injuries.
Esra Ateş Numanoğlu   +2 more
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Body mass index cut offs to define thinness in children and adolescents: international survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To determine cut offs to define thinness in children and adolescents, based on body mass index at age 18 years.DESIGN: International survey of six large nationally representative cross sectional studies on growth.
Jackson, Alan A.   +7 more
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Body Mass Index and Employment-Based Health Insurance

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2008
Background Obese workers incur greater health care costs than normal weight workers. Possibly viewed by employers as an increased financial risk, they may be at a disadvantage in procuring employment that provides health insurance.
Franks Peter, Fong Ronald L
doaj   +1 more source

The relation of body mass index, demographic and health-related variables to length of stay for patients at an acute rehabilitation hospital after total hip arthroplasty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Obesity is a growing public health concern world-wide. At the same time, knee and hip replacements are becoming an increasingly regular treatment for osteoarthritis.
Thilo Kroll   +3 more
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Body mass index percentiles versus body composition assessments: Challenges for disease risk classifications in children

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundIdentifying at-risk children with optimal specificity and sensitivity to allow for the appropriate intervention strategies to be implemented is crucial to improving the health and well-being of children. We determined relationships of body mass
Jody L. Clasey   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body Mass Index at a Medium Secure Unit: A Four-Year Service Evaluation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This study investigated changes in body mass index (BMI) in male patients at a medium secure unit (MSU) and the subsequent effects of several healthy initiatives over a period of four years.
Bloye, Darran   +3 more
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Analysis of body composition parameters: Associations with gender, age, and adiposity indices in adults

open access: yesAsian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Height-independent body composition parameters such as fat free mass index (FFMI) and body fat mass index (BFMI) allow height-independent interpretation of nutrition status and putatively provide a better assessment of body fat.
Fareha Husain   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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