Weight groups were based on body-mass index calculations.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Huckabee vs. Moore:] Reference

A high body-mass index is a red flag in general to clinicians.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Your Body Is Telling You] Reference

At the outset, researchers calculated participants 'so-called body-mass index.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bulging Waist Carries Risk] Reference

For a person of European background, the risk rises at a body-mass index of 26.    From Wordnik.com.  [Diabetes: A 'Disease of Poverty'?] Reference

To determine if your child is overweight, have a doctor calculate body-mass index.    From Wordnik.com.  [The War on Obesity] Reference

A person who is 5 feet, 5 inches and weighs 180 pounds has a body-mass index of 30.    From Wordnik.com.  [FDA Panel Backs Wider Use of Obesity Surgery] Reference

High blood pressure, overweight, body-mass index, the usual signs of a sedentary life.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scripting News for 1/17/2008 « Scripting News Annex] Reference

Melody was 37 inches tall and weighed 35¾ pounds, giving her a body-mass index of 18.4.    From Wordnik.com.  [The War on Obesity] Reference

But I am 60 years old, female, postmenopausal and overweight (with a body-mass index of 28).    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Help Your Heart] Reference

For each one-point increase in body-mass index, the risk of dementia increased by 36 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Into The Darkness Of The Mind] Reference

Another useful feature is calculators, including ones for calorie intake and body-mass index.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's New (Or Improved) In Health Sites] Reference

I am 47, have a body-mass index (BMI) of just under 35 and have always struggled with weight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nap Time for Aging Boomers] Reference

It should, because our early ancestors, the hunter-gatherers, had an admirable body-mass index.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE HIGH SCHOOL REUNION DIET] Reference

Most large studies depend on the body-mass index (BMI), which is calculated from weight and height.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Heavy Isn't Healthy] Reference

Only 47 of the 215 patients had body-mass indexes BMIs in the normal range, with four below normal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Study links obesity to greater pain, weakness in fibromyalgia patients] Reference

Finally, expect to be asked to work out and give your employer your body-mass index and cholesterol levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's Happening To Your Health Plan?] Reference

(LIFESTYLE, June 15), the body-mass index created by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is a fallacy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hey, Weight A Minute!] Reference

The doctor was indeed obese, but his body-mass index was only slightly higher than average for a Kosraean adult.    From Wordnik.com.  [New World Syndrome] Reference

All the data being gathered will also give parents a significant new measurement to fret about: a body-mass index.    From Wordnik.com.  [Measuring Up: It's Not A Small World After All] Reference

I guess they have investigators who literally are measuring the model's body-mass index to see if it's going to be.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2006] Reference

The CFDA actually specified that it would not recommend models be required to have a physical or body-mass assessment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aimee Liu: There's No Accounting for Fashion] Reference

(A body-mass index, or BMI, of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered “normal”; from 25 to 29.9 is considered “overweight.”).    From Wordnik.com.  [Beating Obesity] Reference

Dr. Harvey Simon: Your height and weight give you a body-mass index (BMI) of almost 27 — overweight, but not yet obese.    From Wordnik.com.  [Big-Belly Blues] Reference

The subjects started out with an average body-mass index of 31, well above the top level of 24.9 considered normal weight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Study Fuels Low-Fat vs. Low-Carb Debate] Reference

People are considered overweight if their body-mass index BMI is between 25 and 29.9 and obese if their BMI is higher than 30.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cost of obesity approaching $300 billion a year] Reference

In America, more than a third of the adult population is now obese (obesity being defined as having a body-mass index more than 30).    From Wordnik.com.  [Our Big Problem] Reference

How much of the difference in body-mass index among people is explained by 32 gene sites linked to obesity in a new study. 2 million.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Week: Mortgage Mess, Chilean Glory, Ask and Tell] Reference

She had just completed a free health screening that included measurements of her cholesterol, body-mass index, and blood sugar and fats.    From Wordnik.com.  [Employers Lure Spouses Into Wellness Programs to Help Cut Costs] Reference

U.S. guidelines determine who is obese based on body-mass index, a measurement of whether a person's height and weight are proportional.    From Wordnik.com.  ['BMI is not one size fits all' for women and obesity] Reference

Dieters who ate 3 ounces of almonds every day reduced their weight and body-mass index by a solid 18 percent compared with an 11 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jenna Woginrich: We Are What We Eat. Let's Be Something Better.] Reference

The guidelines discuss weight in terms of body-mass index, or BMI (chart), a measurement system that has largely replaced the old insurance tables.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fat, Fatter: But Who's Counting?] Reference

They may be slightly overweight, according to current body-mass tables, but their preoccupation with the bathroom scale weighs heavily on their psyche.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some extra weight may not be a major health concern for older people] Reference

In the Goteborg study in Sweden, every one-point increase in body-mass index at the age of 70 increased the risk of Alzheimer's 15 years later by 36 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [NOW, REDUCE YOUR RISK OF ALZHEIMER'S] Reference

Schwarz asked more than 2,000 women between the ages of 40 and 80 about their breastfeeding history, and then measured their body-mass indexes and waistlines.    From Wordnik.com.  [John H. Tucker: The Link Between Weight Loss and Breastfeeding] Reference

Orlistat can be recommended for adults (ie, age 18 years or older) who have a body-mass index of >.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store]

Consistent with previous studies, researchers also found that body-mass index (BMI) played a role in the onset of puberty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Newswise: Latest News] Reference