BMI is used as a guide for assessing body weight as a risk factor for health. Weight and height are plugged into a formula to categorize a person as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese.

The cross-sectional study involved 622 males (average age of 25.7 years, BMI ≥ 20 kg/m 2) who had been referred to the Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, of the ...

A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity-related cancers in men than Body Mass Index (BMI).

Even for men who had been in the 22.5–25 BMI range in adolescence—that is, within the normal weight range—an elevated risk of needing hospital care for COVID-19 was found.

The primary outcome of the study was COVID-19 hospitalization. Statistical adjustments were made for differences in age, race/ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), immunosuppression, and comorbidities.

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For example, the estimated 10-year diabetes risk was 7.0% for a woman aged 55 to 59 years with a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9kg/m 2 and an FPG level of 95 to 99mg/dL.

The research paper titled ‘ Long-Term Effects of Job Loss on Male Health: BMI and Health Behaviors ’ is published by Economics and Human Biology. DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2021.101038 ...

Men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their upper teens had an elevated risk of severe COVID-19, requiring hospitalization, later in life, a new study from Sweden finds.