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Kilogram Per Square Meter

Known as: kg/m2, Kilograms per meters squared, Kilogram/Square Meter 
The SI derived unit of spread rate of a substance by mass, used also as a measure of area density and as a dose calculation unit.
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2010
2010
BMI distribution/social stratification in Swiss conscripts from 1875 to present
Background/Objectives:We aimed to extend the actual overweight discussion with new unbiased Swiss conscript data from 2005 to… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Relationships between circulating hormone levels, mammographic percent density and breast cancer risk factors in postmenopausal women
BackgroundEndogenous hormones and insulin-like growth factors (IGF) play a central role in breast cancer development… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Effects of milk supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid (isomers cis-9, trans-11 and trans-10, cis-12) on body composition and metabolic syndrome components.
The effects of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on body weight and body composition in man are controversial. The aim of this study… 
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Evaluation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire-Food Composition Approach for Estimating Dietary Intake of Inorganic Arsenic and Methylmercury 1
  • PalgeL. B.
  • 2005
  • Corpus ID: 5190029
Inorganic arsenic intake in 969 men and women and methylmercury intake in 785 men and women from across the United States were… 
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Treating Diabetes in the Morbidly Obese by Laparoscopic Gastric Banding
Background: Remission of diabetes following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has been postulated to occur partly by bypass of the foregut… 
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Steps to soulful living (steps): a weight loss program for African-American women.
BACKGROUND The disproportionate disease burden experienced by African-American women can be explained partially by the higher… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Readiness to Change Health Behaviours Among Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Objective To determine readiness to change dietary intake of fat, physical exercise and smoking, using a classification based on… 
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1995
Highly Cited
1995
Physical activity, body composition and bone density in ballet dancers
The main purpose of the present study was to examine factors that affect bone mineral density (BMD) in female ballet dancers… 
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1995
Highly Cited
1995
Body mass index and cardiovascular mortality at different levels of blood pressure: a prospective study of Norwegian men and women.
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The study investigated the joint effect of body mass index and systolic blood pressure on cardiovascular and… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Relation between body size and bone mineral density with special reference to sex hormones and calcium regulating hormones in elderly females.
We studied the relation between body size and bone mineral density in elderly females. The study included a total of 93… 
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