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Obese6
  • Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition which considers a child to be obese if their Body Mass Index (BMI) is at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex. (bartleby.com)
  • In 2001 the Centers for Disease control (CDC), using a report of body mass index determined that 21 percent of the population was obese that's almost twice as much as the mere 12 percent in 1991. (hypertextbook.com)
  • They used body mass index (BMI) to show who is obese. (doctorshealthpress.com)
  • Aetna considers the FDA-cleared weight reduction device, Plenity (Gelesis, Inc.), as medically necessary to aid in weight management in overweight and obese adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25-40 kg/m 2 , when used in conjunction with diet and exercise. (aetna.com)
  • The students were classified as overweight and obese, according to the z score of the body mass index (BMI) for age and calculated according the WHO AnthroPlus program. (bvsalud.org)
  • The value provides a general picture of a person's body fat that can be categorized as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. (lu.se)
Calculator8
  • Isn't there some other type of calculator that factors in muscle mass for athletically inclined and generally strong people? (askdocweb.com)
  • This is basic BMI Calculator for Body Mass Index calculation. (wordpress.org)
  • Body Mass Index calculator is for adults only. (wordpress.org)
  • In 2013, TBS software (Med-Imap SA TBS Calculator version 2.1.0.2) was used to estimate the trabecular bone scores for individual lumbar vertebra (L1-L4), as well as an overall TBS score for the total lumbar spine, in adults aged 20 years and older with nonmissing body mass index (BMI) data. (cdc.gov)
  • Use FitClick's free BMI calculator to determine if your body mass index is within a healthy range. (fitclick.com)
  • If your body mass index value is higher than 24.9, experiment by entering lower body weights into the calculator, keeping your gender, height, and age constant, until you return a weight within the healthy BMI range (18.5 - 24.9). (fitclick.com)
  • Kids Growth Chart Percentiles Calculator (height and weight for birth to age 20, body mass index for age 2-20) from About.com. (kellymom.com)
  • Simple calculator for calculating Body Fat Percentage on PC. (filegets.com)
Waist3
Anthropometry2
  • It shows that Bio-Electrical Impedence is better than Fat thickness measurements ( anthropometry) for measuring a persons body fat percentage. (halls.md)
  • Kalmijn S, Curb JD, Rodriguez BL, Yano K, Abbott RD. The association of body weight and anthropometry with mortality in elderly men: the Honolulu Heart Program. (halls.md)
Ratio4
  • BMI uses the calculation based the ratio of someone's height and weight. (bartleby.com)
  • Army standards are based on body fat, using a chart for body-mass index - a ratio of weight and height - as a screening tool. (foxnews.com)
  • Young children may be highly exposed to indoor and outdoor toxic substances, including pesticides, due to their proximity to potentially contaminated surfaces and air, in addition to their specific physiological characteristics, such as large skin surface:body mass ratio, increased sensitivity of cholinergic receptors to some pesticides, etc. 16 . (ersjournals.com)
  • This study determines the impacts of age, body mass index and the estimated seated height to stature ratio (SHS) on these full and split torso parameters in a sample of working American adults. (cdc.gov)
Obesity13
  • Overweight and obesity are words to describe having excess body fat. (bartleby.com)
  • Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for a particular height, whereas obesity is having excess body fat. (bartleby.com)
  • Obesity means that you have too much body fat. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Obesity screening helps find out if too much body fat could be a health concern for you. (medlineplus.gov)
  • So, obesity screening estimates how much body fat you have. (medlineplus.gov)
  • An obesity screening with a BMI is used to find out if an adult or a child has an unhealthy body weight for their height. (medlineplus.gov)
  • If you already have obesity or are overweight, screening helps your provider monitor your risk for health problems related to body fat. (medlineplus.gov)
  • As a high body mass index (BMI) is associated with many age-related diseases, this increase in obesity prevalence, together with the demographic shift in the proportion of older individuals, calls for substantial efforts to better understand how BMI affects long-term health outcomes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Obesity is defined as a condition that occurs when there is an excessive amount of fat stored in the body which increases the risk factors of other health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes(type 2), sleep apnea and osteoarthritis. (hypertextbook.com)
  • Reference: Zheng H, Tumin D, Qian Z, Obesity and mortality risk: new findings from body mass index trajectories . (halls.md)
  • 2012) specifically examined the long term effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery on patients with T2DM with Class I obesity (BMI between 30-35 kg/m2). (bartleby.com)
  • Shape Up Somerville: Eat Smart, Play Hard exemplified this multilevel, multisetting, community-based approach in Massachusetts (5) and was the inspiration for the Childhood Obesity Prevention Demonstration Project (COPDP). (cdc.gov)
  • Costs to people with obesity that are generally not part of cost-effectiveness calculations include pain, disability, depression, and bias that affect employment, Carol H. Wysham, MD, said at the recent American Diabetes Association 83rd Scientific Sessions. (medscape.com)
Breast Cancer Risk1
Calculate2
Excess body1
Improves1
  • Use of BMI in the calculation improves the accuracy and compabarability of TBS measurements across participants with varying body thickness. (cdc.gov)
Measurements3
  • Both groups had similar demographics, IVIG indications, and body weight measurements, but the post-implementation period had a lower median grams per dose as compared with the pre-implementation period (40 vs 30 g, P ≤ 0.01). (nih.gov)
  • BMI was used as an indirect measure of body thickness when calculating the TBS scores, because TBS measurements are affected by body thickness. (cdc.gov)
  • Body adjusts its measurements based on Wi-Fi location to compensate for gravity. (withings.com)
Measurement3
  • Health care providers use a measurement called body mass index (BMI) tto figure out if a person is overweight. (kidshealth.org)
  • As a result, it is considered to be a textural index rather than a direct physical measurement of bone microarchitecture (Silva BC et al 2014). (cdc.gov)
  • Method of measurement: Calculation (kg/m2). (who.int)
Apnea1
Mortality3
  • Another COPD assessment and prognosis tool used by doctors is the BODE index, which has been shown to help predict COPD mortality, or how long people have to live after being diagnosed with the disease. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Well, the lowest mortality rate (death rate) occurs at a Body Mass Index of 27.3 . (halls.md)
  • Heitmann BL, Erikson H, Ellsinger BM, Mikkelsen KL, Larsson B. Mortality associated with body fat, fat-free mass and body mass index among 60-year-old swedish men-a 22-year follow-up. (halls.md)
Estimate2
KILOGRAMS2
  • BMI is calculated as a person's body weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters. (wikipedia.org)
  • The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. (nationmaster.com)
Imperial1
  • Calculation can be done in imperial or metric units. (wordpress.org)
Bioimpedance1
  • Whole body calorimetry and composition and whole body bioimpedance analysis for weight reduction and other indications. (aetna.com)
Cholesterol1
Clinical outcomes1
  • To investigate clinical outcomes associated with a standardized change from total body weight to IBW-based dosing of IVIG. (nih.gov)
Army2
  • They're either unfit or overfat," said Col. Karl Friedl, commander of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick, Mass. (foxnews.com)
  • It calculates Body Fat % with the help of rules applied in U.S. Army. (filegets.com)
Weight and height1
Height and weight1
  • The abbreviation for body mass index, which measures body fat through a calculation using height and weight. (lu.se)
Composition3
  • Further details of the DXA examination protocol are documented in the Body Composition Procedures Manual located on the NHANES website ( https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/index.htm ). (cdc.gov)
  • What happens to body composition during dieting? (halls.md)
  • These results suggest clinical methods, notably BIA, correlate with and provide similar composition of weight loss results to research-based body composition methods. (halls.md)
Assessment1
  • Assessment of tumor mutation burden calculation from gene panel sequencing data. (cdc.gov)
Calculators2
  • These calculators don't say which growth charts are used for the calculations. (kellymom.com)
  • Growth Calculators (body mass index, growth percentile, growth velocity percentile for age 2-18) from Genentech, manufacturer of human growth hormone products. (kellymom.com)
Risk5
Data3
  • There are limited outcomes data for ideal body weight (IBW)-based dosing of intravenous immune globulin (human, IVIG) in hospitalized patients. (nih.gov)
  • With elegant design and durable construction, the MUW 300L ultrasonic health and fitness scale is ideal for performing height, weight and BMI calculations in doctors' offices, hospitals and gyms.This scale simplifies data collection and is easy to operate. (adamequipment.com)
  • However, the authors note, nearly 60% of body mass index data were missing, and the calculation assumes the data are missing at random. (medscape.com)
RESULTS2
  • Benefiting from 10 years of smart scale expertise, Withings Body provides the most accurate results at every weigh-in, so you can trust your readings. (withings.com)
  • A change in body function or cell structure that results in an abnormal or harmful effect, which might lead to disease or health problems. (cdc.gov)
Health3
  • The link between body weight and health has been generally acknowledged. (uniprix.com)
  • Talk with your health care provider if you have questions about how accurate a BMI is for your body type. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Even though it does not factor in body frame or muscle mass, and does not necessarily predict overall health, BMI is a widely popular, commonly used statistical guideline to identify weight problems. (fitclick.com)
Characteristics1
  • The calculation solves area characteristics of profiles and mass characteristics of solids created by extrusion or rotation of the profile. (filegets.com)
People4
  • A BMI is a fairly accurate way to screen most people for too much body fat, but it's not perfect. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Also, some people who have a healthy BMI may still have high amounts of body fat. (medlineplus.gov)
  • P = .006) for people with a body mass index of 26 to 30 kg/m 2 . (medscape.com)
  • The sample consisted of 164 people, according to the sample calculation and the criteria for inclusion/exclusion. (usp.br)
Muscle mass2
  • Is the "average person" actually very devoid of muscle mass? (askdocweb.com)
  • As you can see, increasing your muscle mass (by fitness, exercise, weight-lifting, etc) is the most effective way to become healthier. (halls.md)
Made1
  • Calculation Made Easy Ver 4.1 is an electronic math flashcards program. (filegets.com)
Software1
  • the most common use is in scientific works, particularly when the calculations are handled by software, where it is used to keep track of rounding errors in calculations and of uncertainties in the knowledge of the exact values of physical and technical parameters. (wikipedia.org)
Scale2
  • If so, you probably found yourself using the Body Mass Index scale, otherwise known as the BMI scale. (healthylifebariatrics.com)
  • Body is an ultra accurate and easy-to use clinically tested smart scale that offers a complete weight-tracking experience tailored to individuals seeking easy, effective weight management. (withings.com)
Effects1
  • A sensitivity analysis performed in 3DSSPP demonstrates that varying the parameters inputs will have large effects on L5/S1 compression force calculations. (cdc.gov)
POUNDS1
Doctors1
Factors1
  • As in any fluttering physical structure (eg, a flag), flutter in the nasopharynx develops depending on interacting factors, including the mass, stiffness, and attachments of the fluttering element and the velocity and direction of airflow. (msdmanuals.com)
Life1
  • With dedicated programs and modes, Body is designed to give you accurate & relevant insights adapted to your profile and your life stage. (withings.com)
Range1
  • This means a very muscular person could have a BMI in the overweight range even though they don't have too much body fat. (medlineplus.gov)
Blood pressure1
  • In addition to helping the body respond to stress, the hormone also regulates our metabolism, fights inflammation and controls blood pressure. (lu.se)
Maximum2
  • For instance Body Weight - (.15 X maximum bench press) My father actually benches less than 120lbs, has a gut and is considered normal by BMI. (askdocweb.com)
  • Calculations of straight, maximum three times static indefinite beams with constant axis-symmetrical profiles. (filegets.com)
Measures1
Features1
Correlation1
  • A correlation matrix with r values for fat mass is shown in table. (halls.md)
Patients1
  • 2013) compared conventional standard therapy with lifestyle modification to a single type of Bariatric operation (Roux-en-Y gastric procedure [RYGB]) and measured the effect on glucose control in patients with T2DM. (bartleby.com)