EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

body mass index
type: Concept

deprecated concept
type: Concept

body mass index
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
is replaced by: body mass index
alternative label: body mass indexes
alternative label: body mass indexing
alternative label: BMI
scope note: MS Academic Keywords
definition: [Henderson's] a measure of the amount of body fat for humans, calculated from the body weight (in kilograms) divided by the height (in metres) squared. “Normal” values for adults range from 18.5 to 24.9, with a value of greater than 30 being clas­siﬁed as clinical obesity.
broader: deprecated concept
deprecated: true
creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997