Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. The BMI is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the...
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The data for mean body mass index by country was published by the World Health Organization. The list below refers to year 2014. * indicates "Health in...
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Lean body mass (LBM), sometimes conflated with fat-free mass, is a component of body composition. Fat-free mass (FFM) is calculated by subtracting body fat...
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Classification of obesity (redirect from Body volume index)
excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it has an adverse effect on health. Relative weight[clarification needed] and body mass index (BMI)...
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body measurement which directly calculates a person's relative body composition without regard to height or weight. The widely used body mass index (BMI)...
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humans. The BAI is calculated without using body weight, unlike the body mass index (BMI). Instead, it uses the size of the hips compared to the person's...
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A Body Shape Index (ABSI) or simply body shape index (BSI) is a metric for assessing the health implications of a given human body height, mass and waist...
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Human body weight is a person's mass or weight. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically...
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as Rohrer's Index. It is similar to the body mass index, but the mass is normalized with the third power of body height rather than the second power. In...
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human body's shape as well as posture and walking style.[citation needed] This is measured using Body Mass Index (BMI). Depending on the BMI, a body may...
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Watch that tracks body fat, muscles, lean mass, water levels, etc. The Body Volume Index (BVI) is a technique used for measuring body shape. Initially...
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Childhood obesity (section Maternal body mass index)
prevalence of childhood obesity is known to differ by sex and gender. Body mass index (BMI) is acceptable for determining obesity for children two years...
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Waist–hip ratio (category Body shape)
waist–hip ratio above 0.90 for males and above 0.85 for females, or a body mass index (BMI) above 30.0. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive...
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Waist-to-height ratio (redirect from Index of Central Obesity)
by 100 Body mass index - Total mass divided by the square of height Waist–hip ratio – Dimensionless ratio of circumference Body shape index - Waist circumference...
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height of 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in), he was considered underweight, with a body mass index (BMI) of 16.1. In 2014, Bobróczky was recruited by A.S. Stella Azzurra...
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Weight management (section Body mass index)
direct and indirect calorimetry. Body mass index (BMI) is a value used to get a general sense of a person's overall mass and is calculated using a person's...
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of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories". Journal of the American Medical Association. 309 (1):...
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tunnel syndrome is estimated to rise 7.4% for each 1 kg/m2 increase of body mass index. One review found that those who are obese do not have a significantly...
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Epidemiology of suicide (section Body Mass Index)
Rimm EB, Kawachi I, O'Reilly EJ, Calle EE, Miller M (November 2009). "Body Mass Index and Risk of Suicide Among One Million US Adults". Epidemiology. 21...
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Overweight (category Human body weight)
amount of adiposity or fat present in an individual's body. Body mass index The body mass index (BMI) is a measure of a person's weight taking into account...
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BSA is a better indicator of metabolic mass than body weight because it is less affected by abnormal adipose mass. Nevertheless, there have been several...
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Bariatric surgery (redirect from Body contouring)
bariatric surgery for adults meeting two specific criteria: people with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 35 whether or not they have an obesity-associated...
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height. If both are the same weight, the taller woman has a much lower body mass index; if they have the same BMI, the weight is distributed around a greater...
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Indian states ranking by underweight people (category Human body weight)
the States of India ranked in order of percentage of people having a Body Mass Index lower than normal. The information is based on the Demographic & Health...
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many detrimental health effects of obesity: Individuals with a BMI (Body Mass Index) exceeding a healthy range have a much greater risk of medical issues...
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Underweight (category Human body weight)
is a person whose body weight is considered too low to be healthy. A person who is underweight is malnourished. The body mass index, a ratio of a person's...
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(January 2009). "Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation". Nat. Genet. 41 (1): 25–34. doi:10...
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The BODE index, for Body-mass index, airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise, is a multidimensional scoring system and capacity index used to test...
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clinically obese with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30. 63% of adults were classified as overweight or obese (a body mass index of 25 or above), a 10...
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obesity-related health problems. Body mass index (BMI) Body fat percentage (BFP) Body water (TBW) Corpulence index (CI) Woolcott, Orison O.; Bergman...
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