Body Mass Index
BMI
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The body mass index (BMI) is a weight problems indicator and an attempt to quantify the amount of tissue mass (muscle, fat, and bone) in an individual Calculated as body mass divided by square of body height (kg/m2) of the individual. Commonly accepted BMI ranges are underweight: under 18.5 kg/m2, normal optimal weight: 18.5 to 25, overweight: 25 to 30, obese: over 30.
BMI provides a simple numeric measure of a person's thickness or thinness, allowing health professionals to discuss weight problems more objectively with their patients. BMI was designed to be used as a simple means of classifying average sedentary (physically inactive) populations, with an average body composition.
People of Asian descent have different associations between BMI, percentage of body fat, and health risks than those of European descent, with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease at BMIs lower than the WHO cut-off point for overweight, 25 kg/m2, although the cut-off for observed risk varies among different Asian populations.
BMI is used differently for children.
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Summary on BMI
Body Mass Index is
also known as Quetelet index and it is
a
marker.
Here is an overview of its
61 biolinks
with
acceptable
average validity.
Bolder font means better proofs.
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↑ Increases:
Cholelithiasis, Fertility, Obesity
↑ May increase:
DNA damage, DNA Methylation Age, Fat Mass, Hypertension
↓ Decreases:
Lean mass / BMI Ratio
Sources of BMI
→ Increased by:
Caffeine + BMI, Sugar, Weight
→ May be increased by:
Amitriptyline, Gabapentin, Gliclazide, Glimepiride, Glipizide, Glyburide, Mirtazapine, Nateglinide, Olanzapine, Pioglitazone, Risperidone, Screen-Based Media, Sitagliptin, Sugar sweetened beverages, Tolbutamide, Weight gain
Lowering of BMI
↘ Decreased by:
Bariatric surgery, Curcumin, Exenatide, Liquorice, Liraglutide, Orlistat, Phentermine + Topiramate, Topiramate
↘ May be decreased by:
Acarbose, Bupropion, Dexamphetamine, Ephedra + Calorie Restriction, Fluoxetine, Gilbert's Syndrome, High Protein Diet, Magnesium, Metformin, Miglitol, Pramlintide, Quality-based Physical Education, Taurine, Vitamin D, Zonisamide
? Affects:
Leptin, Thymus degeneration
? Affected by:
MPV
× Is not affected by:
Astaxanthin, Betaine, Vitamin D3, Non-sugar sweeteners, Omega-6, Psyllium, St John's Wort, Yogurt
Pathways of BMI
Textual paths of Biolinks with
Validity Score > 3.0
This tool shows paths like:
A B C BMI
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BMI Biolinks
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-2.5Perhaps, Yogurt does not affect BMI(BioMindmap Proof Quality is Negative.) (BioMindmap had flagged this statement.)
Evidence Sources
Biolinks for BMI are extracted by users from 38 related publications.
Users read a research at the PubMed. They understand a relation between two objects.
To organise this new finding, they add it as a new piece of information — a Biolink — a proven logical relation between objects, drugs or symptoms etc.
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Proofs for biolinks of current node (BMI) are listed here. Abstracts are hidden.
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2015Meta-Analysis
- Organism: Humans
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2009
- Organism: Humans
- Minor Magnitude of Effect.
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2018RCT
- Organism: Humans
- Minor Magnitude of Effect.
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2020Meta-Analysis
- Organism: Humans — Young
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2015Cohort
- Organism: Humans
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2009RCT
- Dose: 500mg
- Organism: Humans
- Notable Magnitude of Effect.
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2008RCT
- Condition: combined with a low-calorie diet
- Organism: Females — Premenopausal
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2012RCT
- Dose: least-squares mean percentage changes from baseline in body weight were -1.8%, -9.3%, and -10.5% for placebo, 7.5/46, and 15/92, respectively
- Organism: Humans
- Strong Magnitude of Effect.
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2015RCT
- Organism: Humans
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2015Cohort
- Organism: Humans
- Notable Magnitude of Effect.
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2018Cohort
- Organism: Humans
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2018Meta-Analysis
- Organism: Humans
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2020Meta-Analysis
- Organism: Humans
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2019Meta-Analysis
- Organism: Humans
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2019Meta-Analysis
- Organism: Females
- Strong Magnitude of Effect.
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2010Cohort
- Organism: Humans
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2014Cohort
- Condition: healthy, regularly menstruating, premenopausal women
- Organism: Females — Premenopausal
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2015RCT
- Organism: Humans
- Strong Magnitude of Effect.
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2018Meta-Analysis
- Organism: Humans
- Notable Magnitude of Effect.
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2018Meta-Analysis
- Organism: Humans
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2019Meta-Analysis
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2019Systematic Review
- Organism: Humans
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2012Meta-Analysis
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2013Cohort
- Organism: Humans
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2013Cohort
- Organism: Humans
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2017Meta-Analysis
- Organism: Humans
- Notable Magnitude of Effect.
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2017
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2017Cohort
- Organism: Humans
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2018Systematic Review
- Organism: Humans
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2018
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2019Cohort
- Organism: Humans
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- From this research we know that
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-2.5Perhaps, Yogurt does not affect BMI(BioMindmap Proof Quality is Negative.) (BioMindmap had flagged this statement.)
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2019
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2019Meta-Analysis
- Condition: Male
- Organism: Males
- Notable Magnitude of Effect.
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2019Systematic Review
- Organism: Humans — Not Healthy
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2020Cohort
- Organism: Humans — Young
- Minor Magnitude of Effect.
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2020RCT
- Organism: Humans
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2000Cohort
- Condition: eating disorder patients
- Organism: Females
- Notable Magnitude of Effect.
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1999Cohort
- Organism: Females
- Notable Magnitude of Effect.
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- There are 38 Evidences supporting 61 BMI Biolinks
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A
→
X
→
C
→
BMI. can be generated from biolinks.
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BMI has 51 incoming and 10 outgoing biolinks:
- Instream into nodes that connect into BMI.
- Outstream from nodes that go out from BMI.
- Promoters of BMI
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