Body mass index is a measure that provides insight into body fat by comparing an individual's height and weight. This ...

In patients with acute heart failure, it is unclear how body mass index affects clinical outcomes following acute myocardial infarction.

When it comes to assessing weight and health, both BMI and height weight charts have their advantages. BMI is convenient and ...

De-escalating dual antiplatelet therapy from from aspirin plus ticagrelor to aspirin plus clopidogrel after primary ...

Across ages 3 to 9 years, children in a responsive parenting group had a lower mean BMI than those in a control group. Early ...

"My doctor labelled me as 'overweight' and borderline 'obese.' The doctor barely looked at me before making that assessment," ...

Extreme BMIs—both high and low—are linked to irregular menstrual cycles and increased risk of anovulatory cycles, ...

BMI stands for body mass index, explains Dr. Benedict Ifedi, MD, a family medicine doctor at Memorial Hermann. Dr. Glickman ...

Symptoms of sleep apnea were significantly associated with continuous weight-adjusted waist index, waist-to-hip ratio, and waist circumference.

An internally validated simple scoring model using clinical factors successfully predicts the likelihood of detecting ...

The obesity diagnosis has always been controversial. Now, a new clinical definition is raising even more questions.

The following is a summary of “Weight discrimination partially mediates the longitudinal relationship between Body Mass Index and pain,” published in the March 2025 issue of Journal of Pain by Olson ...