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

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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 665 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 60 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	1	2
1997	0	1	1
1999	0	2	2
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	1	5	6
2003	2	11	13
2004	2	15	17
2005	3	14	17
2006	1	20	21
2007	10	18	28
2008	7	18	25
2009	6	29	35
2010	12	25	37
2011	6	44	50
2012	11	34	45
2013	12	37	49
2014	14	46	60
2015	11	34	45
2016	9	21	30
2017	7	32	39
2018	9	13	22
2019	5	21	26
2020	1	15	16
2021	8	24	32
2022	0	18	18
2023	0	18	18
2024	3	5	8

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

Wilkens LR, Castelfranco AM, Monroe KR, Kristal BS, Cheng I, Maskarinec G, Hullar MA, Lampe JW, Shepherd JA, Franke AA, Ernst T, Le Marchand L, Lim U. Prediction of future visceral adiposity and application to cancer research: The Multiethnic Cohort Study. PLoS One. 2024; 19(7):e0306606.

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Sifre N, Deringer R, Prapkree L, Palacios C. Disordered Eating Attitudes and Their Association with Age, BMI, Stress, and Diet in College Students. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jun 13; 21(6).

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Haas CB, Chen H, Harrison T, Fan S, Gago-Dominguez M, Castelao JE, Bolla MK, Wang Q, Dennis J, Michailidou K, Dunning AM, Easton DF, Antoniou AC, Hall P, Czene K, Andrulis IL, Mulligan AM, Milne RL, Fasching PA, Haeberle L, Garcia-Closas M, Ahearn T, Gierach GL, Haiman C, Maskarinec G, Couch FJ, Olson JE, John EM, Chenevix-Trench G, Berrington de Gonzalez A, Jones M, Stone J, Murphy R, Aronson KJ, Wernli KJ, Hsu L, Vachon C, Tamimi RM, Lindstr?m S. Disentangling the relationships of body mass index and circulating sex hormone concentrations in mammographic density using Mendelian randomization. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Jul; 206(2):295-305.

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Avery J, Leak-Johnson T, Francis SC. Association between MCU Gene Polymorphisms with Obesity: Findings from the All of Us Research Program. Genes (Basel). 2024 04 19; 15(4).

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Sparks KS, Fialkowski MK, Dela Cruz R, Grandinetti A, Wilkens L, Banna JC, Bersamin A, Paulino Y, Aflague T, Coleman P, Deenik J, Fleming T, Novotny R. Acculturation and Health Status in the Children's Healthy Living Program in the Pacific Region. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Apr 06; 21(4).

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Horta BL, Coca KP, Desai M, Dias MS, B Jaccottet M, Ross MG. Breastfeeding moderates the association of maternal pre-pregnancy nutritional status with offspring body composition at 30 years. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2024 Mar 15; 15:e3.

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Chawla S, Laptook AR, Smith EA, Tan S, Natarajan G, Wyckoff MH, Greenberg RG, Ambalavanan N, Bell EF, Van Meurs KP, Hintz SR, Vohr BR, Werner EF, Das A, Shankaran S. Association of maternal pre-pregnancy or first trimester body mass index with neurodevelopmental impairment or death in extremely low gestational age neonates. J Perinatol. 2024 Jun; 44(6):802-810.

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Gorniak SL, Meng H, Yazdekhasti S, Pollonini L. Correlation between subcutaneous adipose tissue of the head and body mass index in children and young adults aged 8-19 years: implications for functional neuroimaging. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2024; 249:10030.

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Poon ET, Tomkinson GR, Lang JJ, Huang WY, Wong SH. Temporal trends in the physical fitness of Hong Kong children aged 6-12 years between 2003-04 and 2015-16. J Sports Sci. 2023 Sep; 41(13):1271-1278.

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Nalini M, Poustchi H, Roshandel G, Kamangar F, Khoshnia M, Gharavi A, Brennan P, Boffetta P, Dawsey SM, Abnet CC, Malekzadeh R, Etemadi A. Association Between Incident Type 2 Diabetes and Opium Use: Mediation by Body Mass and Adiposity. Am J Epidemiol. 2023 11 10; 192(12):2050-2062.

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