BMI
- noun
- /biːɛmˈaɪ/
- Specialized
- A person with a BMI of 30 is considered obese according to health standards.
- body mass index
- mass index (BMI)
- index (BMI)
And we calculate their BMI or the mass index.
- And we calculate their BMI or the mass index.
- What are your thoughts about quantitative measurements of weight, BMI for the typical person?
- And then how does all of that relate to a range of age, BMI, health status?
- So don't put a lot of of stock in your BMI number.
- It's I, I, I'm gonna argue your BMI is less relevant to me than your eye color.
- The ketogenic way of eating is going to move your BMI to the optimal position.
- With me because I can't lose weight, you know, Well, we're, we've been over focused on BMI and scales and things.
- So can we match them for age, sex, socioeconomic status, blood pressure, BMI, everything we can.
- OK, the BMI doesn't indicate your health or, or anything.
- And so two women who are the same exact height, the same exact weight, and the same BMI.
- We utilize in, in health and medicine, We utilize a, a body mass index BMI, right?
- We utilise in, in health and medicine, we utilise a, a body mass index BMI, right?
- But there's a very strong push now by a lot of very smart people to a lot of people want to get rid of BMI totally.
Examples
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BMI was computed with the formula used by the Centers for Disease Control: BMI = weight/ht*ht * 703.
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Students from the two schools ranged in BMI from 14 to 39.
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The current study also states that girls have a higher BMI than boys.
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So the average BMI today, OK, is overweight.
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Height and weight were collected as variables, and a BMI score was calculated for each student based on this data.
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Um, your BMI, which is the body mass index, is within normal limits, which means you're not obese.
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Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated on the basis of self-reported weight and height information.
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Pedometer-based physical activity level served as a predictor variable, and BMI served as a criterion variable.
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To calculate your BMI, divide your weight in kilograms by your height in meters squared.
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Maintaining a healthy BMI can help reduce the risk of chronic diseases.
Synonyms
A number that shows if a person's weight is healthy for their height
How Overweight
Surface Forms
Etymology
BMI is short for body mass index, where 'mass' means 'weight' and 'index' means 'a number or measure'. So BMI is a simple number that compares your weight with your height to show if you are underweight, healthy, or overweight.