Body Mass Index Categories in Observational Studies of Weight and Risk of Death

Volume: 180, Issue: 3, Pages: 288 - 296
Published: Aug 1, 2014
Abstract
The World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Bethesda, Maryland) have developed standard categories of body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight (kg)/height (m)(2)) of less than 18.5 (underweight), 18.5-24.9 (normal weight), 25.0-29.9 (overweight), and 30.0 or more (obesity). Nevertheless, studies of BMI and the risk of death sometimes use nonstandard BMI categories that vary across...
Paper Details
Title
Body Mass Index Categories in Observational Studies of Weight and Risk of Death
Published Date
Aug 1, 2014
Volume
180
Issue
3
Pages
288 - 296
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