It is easy to measure and calculate; no sophisticated equipment is required. By convention, an individual with a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese. This applies to both men and women. For ...

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on your weight in relation to your height, and applies to most adult men and women aged 20 and over. For children aged 2 and over, BMI ...

For other conditions, like type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and stroke, the effects were largely reduced but not entirely ...

Key Lifestyle Changes Men Should Make at 30 for Better Health The review reveals that fit people, across all BMI categories, ...

The study highlights BMI's role in mediating genetic risk for diseases, suggesting a complex relationship with conditions ...

A recent study by scientists at deCODE genetics, published in Nature Communications, offers new insights into how body mass ...

Table 3 shows the ORs (95% CIs) of having IOP≥18 mm Hg when comparing subjects with increased BMI to subjects with normal BMI using unadjusted and adjusted models. Men with abnormal BMI compared ...

Male sex was also shown to be an independent risk factor for longer hospital stays and increased hospitalization costs at ...

The Body Mass Index (BMI) helps in calculating the height-to-weight ratio of a person. The score determines if a person is at his/her healthy weight or needs to shed or gain more kilos. A BMI ...

Purpose: To assess the possibility of a relationship between body mass index (BMI) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in both men and women. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional ...