AI overview
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.