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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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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Review
1999
Review
1999
CONTEXT Overweight and obesity are increasing dramatically in the United States and most likely contribute substantially to the… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
The obstructive sleep apneahypopnea syndrome is a potentially disabling condition characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
CONTEXT The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major public health concern, since obesity is associated with several chronic… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
CONTEXT Human adipose tissue expresses and releases the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin 6, potentially inducing low-grade… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of, and trends in, overweight and obesity in the US population using standardized… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
OBJECTIVE Individuals with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) have a high risk of developing NIDDM. The purpose of this study was…