"Body Mass Index" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.125 E05.041.124.125 G07.100.100.125 N06.850.505.200.100.175
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Mass Index- Body Mass Index
- Index, Body Mass
- Quetelet Index
- Index, Quetelet
- Quetelet's Index
- Quetelets Index
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1994 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1995 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1996 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1999 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2000 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2001 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2002 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2003 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2004 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2005 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 2006 | 6 | 27 | 33 |
| 2007 | 10 | 28 | 38 |
| 2008 | 10 | 28 | 38 |
| 2009 | 9 | 28 | 37 |
| 2010 | 10 | 31 | 41 |
| 2011 | 6 | 29 | 35 |
| 2012 | 13 | 26 | 39 |
| 2013 | 9 | 37 | 46 |
| 2014 | 8 | 33 | 41 |
| 2015 | 14 | 39 | 53 |
| 2016 | 16 | 33 | 49 |
| 2017 | 7 | 23 | 30 |
| 2018 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 2020 | 5 | 25 | 30 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Mass Index" by people in Profiles.
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Disparities in weight changes during the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown in youths. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023 03; 31(3):789-801.
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Body mass index and molecular subtypes of colorectal cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023 Feb 08; 115(2):165-173.
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A comparison of associations of body mass index and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry measured percentage fat and total fat with global serum metabolites in young women. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023 02; 31(2):525-536.
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Childhood adiposity, serum metabolites and breast density in young women. Breast Cancer Res. 2022 12 19; 24(1):91.
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Neighborhood Racial and Economic Privilege and Timing of Pubertal Onset in Girls. J Adolesc Health. 2023 Mar; 72(3):419-427.
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Exposure to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Prior to 26 Weeks Is Related to the Presence of Mediobasal Hypothalamic Gliosis in Children. Diabetes. 2022 12 01; 71(12):2552-2556.
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Associations of Neighborhood Opportunity and Social Vulnerability With Trajectories of Childhood Body Mass Index and Obesity Among US Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 12 01; 5(12):e2247957.
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Associations Between Childhood Obesity and Pubertal Timing Stratified by Sex and Race/Ethnicity. Am J Epidemiol. 2022 11 19; 191(12):2026-2036.
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Association of serum folate levels during pregnancy and prenatal depression. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2023 Dec; 36(1):1-4.
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Associations Between Rurality, pre-pregnancy Health Status, and Macrosomia in American Indian/Alaska Native Populations. Matern Child Health J. 2022 Dec; 26(12):2454-2465.