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Higher BMI in adolescence worsens genetic risk for high blood pressure, study finds
Adolescent BMI amplifies genetic risk for high blood pressure, with sex-specific differences in how BMI modifies SBP ...
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BMI may no longer be enough for assessing obesity in older adults
Body mass index (BMI) is key method for measuring a person's weight status, and defining if they have normal weight, ...
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BMI discriminates against Black women like me – why is it still used to determine access ...
The question is: why are we still using BMI and what dangers does doing so hold, particularly for Black women like me? The origins of BMI (and why it’s so problematic) The first thing to know ...
Nature8 年
Body mass index as a predictor of healthy and disease-free life expectancy between ages 50 ...
The proportion of life spent in good perceived health between ages 50 and 75 progressively decreased with increasing BMI from 81% in normal weight men and women to 53% in men and women with class ...