Body Mass Index

"Body Mass Index" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI=weight (kg)/height squared (m2). BMI correlates with body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE). Their relationship varies with age and gender. For adults, BMI falls into these categories: below 18.5 (underweight); 18.5-24.9 (normal); 25.0-29.9 (overweight); 30.0 and above (obese). (National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Descriptor ID	D015992
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600.115.100.125 E05.041.124.125 G07.100.100.125 N06.850.505.200.100.175
Concept/Terms	Body Mass Index Body Mass Index Index, Body Mass Quetelet Index Index, Quetelet Quetelet's Index Quetelets Index

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Body Mass Index".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Body Constitution [E01.370.600.115]
Body Weights and Measures [E01.370.600.115.100]
Body Mass Index [E01.370.600.115.100.125]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Anthropometry [E05.041]
Body Weights and Measures [E05.041.124]
Body Mass Index [E05.041.124.125]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Weights and Measures [G07.100.100]
Body Mass Index [G07.100.100.125]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Biometry [N06.850.505.200]
Anthropometry [N06.850.505.200.100]
Body Mass Index [N06.850.505.200.100.175]

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Bar chart showing 272 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 23 publications in 2012

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	4	4
1999	1	1	2
2001	2	1	3
2002	2	4	6
2003	1	3	4
2004	3	4	7
2005	1	5	6
2006	2	14	16
2007	1	15	16
2008	2	9	11
2009	1	14	15
2010	3	12	15
2011	3	16	19
2012	4	19	23
2013	3	14	17
2014	0	14	14
2015	2	17	19
2016	2	14	16
2017	5	14	19
2018	4	9	13
2019	4	11	15
2020	0	9	9
2021	0	3	3

Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.

Shah KB, Chernausek SD, Garman LD, Pezant NP, Plows JF, Kharoud HK, Demerath EW, Fields DA. Human Milk Exosomal MicroRNA: Associations with Maternal Overweight/Obesity and Infant Body Composition at 1 Month of Life. Nutrients. 2021 Mar 27; 13(4).

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Tavares KB, Russell DM, Conrad RJ, Sizemore GC, Nguyen SH, Moon AY, Colgan BA, Condon FJ, Mayo JS, Criman ET, Lim RB. Time to weigh in on obesity and associated comorbidities in combat-wounded amputees. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 02 01; 90(2):325-330.

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Jarrett CJ, Khorgami Z. Comments on the Use of Visceral Adiposity Index to Predict Diabetes Remission in Low BMI Chinese Patients after Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2021 05; 31(5):2302-2303.

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Downie PA, Chen JJ, Bhatti MT, Melson AT, Van Stavern GP, McClelland CM, Lindgren BR, Sharieff JA, Lee MS. Clinical Characteristics of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in Patients Over 50 Years of Age: A multicenter clinical cohort study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2021 04; 224:96-101.

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Soderborg TK, Carpenter CM, Janssen RC, Weir TL, Robertson CE, Ir D, Young BE, Krebs NF, Hernandez TL, Barbour LA, Frank DN, Kroehl M, Friedman JE. Gestational Diabetes Is Uniquely Associated With Altered Early Seeding of the Infant Gut Microbiota. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2020; 11:603021.

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Stanford FC, Cena H, Biino G, Umoren O, Jimenez M, Freeman MP, Shadyab AH, Wild RA, Womack CR, Banack HR, Manson JE. The association between weight-promoting medication use and weight gain in postmenopausal women: findings from the Women's Health Initiative. Menopause. 2020 10; 27(10):1117-1125.

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Chu CK, Butler CE. How Much Flap to Take? Invited Commentary on "Comparisons Between Normal Body Mass Index and Overweight Patients Who Underwent Unilateral Microsurgical Breast Reconstructions". Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Jan; 28(1):22-23.

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Sosa-Moreno A, Comstock SS, Sugino KY, Ma TF, Paneth N, Davis Y, Olivero R, Schein R, Maurer J, Zhang L. Perinatal risk factors for fecal antibiotic resistance gene patterns in pregnant women and their infants. PLoS One. 2020; 15(6):e0234751.

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Urdaneta Perez MG, Garwe T, Stewart K, Sarwar Z, Morris KT. Obesity is an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality in Otherwise Healthy Patients After Hepatectomy. J Surg Res. 2020 11; 255:50-57.

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Krittanawong C, Kumar A, Wang Z, Jneid H, Baber U, Mehran R, Tang WHW, Bhatt DL. Sleep Duration and Cardiovascular Health in a Representative Community Population (from NHANES, 2005 to 2016). Am J Cardiol. 2020 07 15; 127:149-155.

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