Body-Mass-Index
11body mass index — noun a measure of body mass that is calculated as weight divided by height squared; used to define nutritional status in relation to health risk. Abbrev.: BMI …
12body mass index — ▪ medicine an estimate of total body fat. The BMI is defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres: weight height2 = BMI. This number, which is central to determining whether an individual is clinically defined as… …
13body mass index — BMI. A measure that relates body weight to height. BMI is sometimes used to measure total body fat and whether a person is a healthy weight. Excess body fat is linked to an increased risk of some diseases including heart disease and some cancers …
14body mass index — noun Date: 1983 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 …
15Body-Mass-Index — Bo|dy Mass In|dex 〈 [bɔ̣dımæs ] m.; Gen.: es od. , Pl.: e od. di|zes od. di|ces [ tse:s]; Abk.: BMI〉 Körpermasseindex, der aus Körpergröße in Kilogramm geteilt durch das Quadrat der Körpergewicht in Metern ermittelt wird [Etym.: engl.] …
16Body-Mass-Index — Bọ|dy Mass In|dex [...mɛs... ] (Medizin Verhältnis von Körpergröße und gewicht; Abkürzung BMI) …
17body mass index — (BMI) a measure of fatness used in medicine and health. The BMI is equal to a person s mass ( weight ) M (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height H (in meters): BMI = M/H2. If measurements are made in traditional English units …
18Body Mass Index — n. BMI, index of healthy weight in people in relation to height (weight in kilograms is divided by the square of height in meters) …
19Body mass index (BMI) — A key index for relating body weight to height. The BMI is a person s weight in kilograms (kg) divided by their height in meters (m) squared. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) now defines normal weight, overweight, and obesity according to… …
20Body volume index — The Body Volume Index (BVI) has been proposed as an alternative to Body Mass Index (BMI).Whereas BMI is based on measurement of total mass, irrespective of the location of the mass, BVI looks at the relationship between mass and volume… …
