Body mass index is widely used to assess the human body’s obesity, health, fitness, eligibility as a surgical candidate or ...

Elevated body mass index (BMI) and physical inactivity are metabolic drivers of hypertension-related chronic kidney disease (HT-CKD), with elevated BMI exerting a greater impact, according to a study ...

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.

The novel metabolic predictor emphasizes central adiposity, while integrating metabolites and other measures of metabolic ...

When you go in for a wellness exam, oftentimes the first things the medical assistant does is take your height and weight. With this data, the computer spits out your body mass index (BMI) number.

Menopause shifts body composition towards lower lean mass and higher central fat, with changes being most pronounced in women ...

Excess body weight appears to be a direct cause of vascular dementia, with the damage largely driven by high blood pressure.

Higher BMI is linked to worse PROMIS profiles and increased opioid use among patients seeking spine care, despite similar pain intensity across BMIs.

Children should not be denied help in treating eating disorders on the basis of their body mass index (BMI), the NHS says.

“It’s scary to think that we may have been using a surrogate — BMI — that may not have been all that accurate over the years," one doctor says. “It’s scary to think that we may have been using a ...