Body Mass Index (BMI): A Screening Tool Analysis

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2022 Mar 21

PMID 35308730

Authors

Deepesh Khanna

Cadynce Peltzer

Payal Kahar

Mayur S Parmar

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Abstract

Body mass index (BMI), a measurement based on a person's height and weight, allows the classification of individuals into categories such as obese or overweight. With these classifications, we can assess risk for hypertension, diabetes, cancer, hypercholesterolemia, and other chronic diseases. Furthermore, childhood BMI serves as a prediction method for health and disease later in life. Along with BMI, researchers also study waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio in correlation with the above-mentioned chronic illnesses. This brief review explores the associations between body mass index, waist circumference, and the waist-hip ratio as measurements and their capability as predictors for persistent conditions like diabetes and hypertension.

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