Body mass index procedure

Known as: quetelet index, body mass index (BMI), BMI 
 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Effect of body mass index and alcohol consumption on liver disease: analysis of data from two prospective cohort studies
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether alcohol consumption and raised body mass index (BMI) act together to increase risk of liver… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Obesity is an independent risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma development in chronic hepatitis C patients.
BACKGROUND & AIMS It is not fully elucidated whether obesity enhances hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis C… (More)
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2004
2004
Obesity and the impact of chronic pain.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate obesity as a marker for increased pain severity, disability, and psychologic distress in treatment-seeking… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Adiponectin is reduced in gestational diabetes mellitus in normal weight women.
BACKGROUND Adiponectin is an adipose tissue-derived protein counteracting insulin resistance and inflammation. We have compared… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The impact of maternal obesity on midtrimester sonographic visualization of fetal cardiac and craniospinal structures
OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of maternal obesity on the rate of suboptimal ultrasound visualization (SUV) of fetal anatomy… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Low maternal weight, failure to thrive in pregnancy, and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to correlate low maternal pregravid weight, delivery weight, and poor gestational weight… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Factors that are associated with cesarean delivery in a large private practice: the importance of prepregnancy body mass index and weight gain.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine body mass index and pregnancy weight gain as risk factors for primary cesarean… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The relationship between obesity and mortality in patients with heart failure.
OBJECTIVES The study aimed to evaluate the role of obesity in the prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF). BACKGROUND… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Weight, weight change, mortality in a random sample of older community-dwelling women.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between measured weight, weight change, and 6-year mortality risk in a random sample of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Relationship of body mass index to subsequent mortality among seriously ill hospitalized patients. SUPPORT Investigators. The Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcome and Risks of…
OBJECTIVE To determine if body mass Index (BMI = weight [kg]/height [m]2), predictive of mortality in longitudinal epidemiologic… (More)
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