… this study, validating BMI as a measure of body fat, … meta-analysis shows, like some other
papers in the literature, that in some populations the level of obesity in terms of percent body fat …

… Low body mass index (BMI) is a well-documented risk factor for future fracture. The aim of
this study was to quantify this effect and to explore the association of BMI with fracture risk in …

… Study Selection Articles that reported HRs for all-cause mortality using standard body
mass index (BMI) categories from prospective studies of general populations of adults were …

Summary Background Excess bodyweight, expressed as increased body-mass index (BMI),
is associated with the risk of some common adult cancers. We did a systematic review and …

… Several limitations of this meta-analysis should be noted. First, not all studies reported
body weight using the standard WHO/NIH BMI classification system. In particular, 3 studies …

… However, our subgroup analysis did not show major differences in the pooled estimates
when we limited the analysis to the most valid techniques to measure body fat. For this reason, …

… The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI)
and future fracture risk at different skeletal sites. In prospective cohorts from more than 25 …

… We defined body mass categories using the following BMI categories (BMI = weight [in
kilograms]/height [in meters] 2 ): “normal” (BMI between 18.5 and 25), “overweight” (BMI between …

… in the study. The results showed that body mass index was significantly positive associated
with osteoarthritis risk in knee site. A 5-unit increase in body mass index was associated with …

… -based interventions aimed at reducing the body mass index (BMI) of children … meta-analyses
guidelines were followed, and eligible studies subjected to a random effects meta-analysis…