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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)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Body Mass Index" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 464 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 33 publications in 2013
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