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Body mass index (BMI) is a simple measurement that compares your weight to your height to estimate whether you're at a healthy weight. It's widely used by doctors and public health officials as a screening tool to identify potential weight-related health concerns.
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Research
368,097 papers- Waist-Hip Ratio More Appropriate Than Body Mass Index.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2020Haufs MG, Zöllner YFDOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0659a
- The Relevance of Body Mass Index in Bipolar Disorder.The American journal of psychiatry · 2024Manchia MDOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230921
- Body mass index and body fatness in childhood.ReviewCurrent opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care · 2005Freedman DS, Ogden CL, Berenson GS et al.DOI: 10.1097/01.mco.0000171128.21655.93
- Maternal Body Mass Index and Congenital Heart Defects.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2019Correa ADOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.10.047
- Statistical methods for body mass index: A selective review.
Article · 日本語
ボディマス指数（ボディマスしすう）とは、体重と身長の関係から算出される、ヒトの肥満度を表す体格指数である。一般にBMI (body mass index) と呼ばれる。計算式が同一のケトレー指数 (Quetelet index) またはカウプ指数 (Kaup index) は、主に乳幼児に対して呼ばれる。 ローレル指数(Rohrer index)は、学童の肥満の程度を表す指数。主に学童に対して用いられる。
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