body mass index
noun
: 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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A person with a body mass index of more than 30 is considered to be obese.
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Because of this, measures of simple size, whether body mass index, waist measurement or anything else aren’t a reliable predictor of health.
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Eight specific habits — diet, sleep, physical activity, smoking, body mass index, blood glucose, lipids and blood pressure — appear to have twice the impact on heart health risk for women compared to men, found researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Researchers controlled for confounding factors including age, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption, and history of high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Researchers adjusted their findings to account for variables such as age, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, total calorie intake, as well as other dietary patterns using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Eight specific habits — diet, sleep, physical activity, smoking, body mass index, blood glucose, lipids and blood pressure — appear to have twice the impact on heart health risk for women compared to men, found researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Researchers controlled for confounding factors including age, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption, and history of high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Researchers adjusted their findings to account for variables such as age, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, total calorie intake, as well as other dietary patterns using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for body mass index
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“Body mass index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20mass%20index. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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