Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2022
Publication Title
Cureus
Keywords
body mass index: bmi, childhood obesity, diabetes, health predictor, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, mortality, muscle mass, waist circumference, waist hip ratio
ISSN
2168-8184
Volume
14
Issue/No.
2
First Page
e22119
Abstract
Body mass index (BMI), a measurement based on a person's height and weight, allows the classification of individuals into categories such as obese or overweight. With these classifications, we can assess risk for hypertension, diabetes, cancer, hypercholesterolemia, and other chronic diseases. Furthermore, childhood BMI serves as a prediction method for health and disease later in life. Along with BMI, researchers also study waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio in correlation with the above-mentioned chronic illnesses. This brief review explores the associations between body mass index, waist circumference, and the waist-hip ratio as measurements and their capability as predictors for persistent conditions like diabetes and hypertension.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
NSUWorks Citation
Khanna, Deepesh; Peltzer, Cadynce; Kahar, Payal; and Parmar, Mayur S., "Body Mass Index (BMI): A Screening Tool Analysis" (2022). HPD Articles. 7.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_facarticles/7
ORCID ID
0000-0003-4970-9857
DOI
10.7759/cureus.22119
Copyright
Copyright © 2022, Khanna et al.
