bmi

Thân thiện

A doctor explains a patient's BMI using a chart.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Body Mass Index: A numerical value calculated from a person's weight and height, used as a screening tool to categorize individuals into weight categories such as underweight, healthy weight, overweight, and obese.

Usage

• BMI is primarily used as a singular noun. It is often preceded by a possessive pronoun (e.g., ) or an article (e.g., ).
• It is commonly used in medical, health, and fitness contexts to discuss weight status in relation to health risks.

Examples

• Noun:
  • My doctor calculated my BMI during the annual check-up.
  • A BMI over 30 is classified as obese.
  • The study tracked changes in the participants' BMI over five years.

Advanced Usage

• "BMI category/classification": Refers to the weight status group (e.g., normal, overweight) determined by the BMI number.
  • Based on her BMI, she falls into the healthy weight category.
• "BMI calculator": A tool, often found online, used to compute one's BMI.
  • You can easily find a BMI calculator on many health websites.

Variants and Related Words

• Body Mass Index (n): The full term for BMI. It is used interchangeably.
  • The Body Mass Index is a simple, widely-used metric.

Synonyms

• Quetelet index (n): A less common technical synonym for BMI, named after its inventor, Adolphe Quetelet.

Notes on Meaning

• While BMI is a useful population-level screening tool, it does not directly measure body fat percentage or distribution. It is one indicator of health risk among many others.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30

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• body mass index
• BMI