Definition of body mass index
: a measure of body fat that is the ratio of the weight of the body in kilograms to the square of its height in meters
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Examples of body mass index in a Sentence
A person with a body mass index of more than 30 is considered to be obese.
Recent Examples of body mass index from the Web
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To be included, people had to have at least three body mass index measurements on record.
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The chunk of the U.S. adult population classified as obese — defined as having a body mass index of 30 or higher — has roughly doubled, to more than 38 percent, in the last three decades.
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But people who routinely consumed nuts were on average younger and more highly educated, had lower body mass index, were more likely to be physically active, less likely to smoke, and more likely to eat fruits and vegetables.
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The records from the colonoscopy, performed in November 2016, showed that the Mobile senator was about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighed 190 pounds, which put his body mass index at the lower range of overweight.
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The survey counted people with a body mass index of 30 or more as obese, and those with a B.M.I. of 40 or more as severely obese.
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What about someone’s body mass index, diet, overall health and physical activity?
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Snacking on fruits and nuts was positively associated with diet quality — and snacking on veggies was associated with a lower body mass index (BMI); however, snacking on sweets was associated with a lower diet quality and a higher BMI.
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Training it to predict gender ended up causing it to focus on specific features scattered throughout the eye, while body mass index ended up without any obvious focus, suggesting there are signals of BMI spread throughout the retina.
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First Known Use of body mass index
1983
BODY MASS INDEX Defined for English Language Learners
body mass index
Definition of body mass index for English Language Learners
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: a measurement that shows the amount of fat in your body and that is based on your weight and height
Medical Dictionary
body mass index
medical Definition of body mass index
: a measure of body fat that is the ratio of the weight of the body in kilograms to the square of its height in meters
- a body mass index in adults of 25 to 29.9 is considered an indication of overweight, and 30 or more an indication of obesity
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