body mass index

Summary

body mass index is a clinical sign^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of clinical_sign entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,544 views/month, #2 of 298).^[2]

Key Facts

• body mass index is credited with the discovery of Adolphe Quetelet^[3].
• body mass index's instance of is recorded as clinical sign^[4].
• body mass index's instance of is recorded as biomedical measurand type^[5].
• body mass index is a type of physical quantity^[6].
• body mass index is a type of anthropometric index^[7].
• body mass index is used for classification of obesity^[8].
• body mass index's Commons category is recorded as Body mass index^[9].
• body mass index's facet of is recorded as health^[10].
• body mass index's replaces is recorded as Broca Index^[11].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BMI'}^[12].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'IMC'}^[13].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'IMC'}^[14].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'IMC'}^[15].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'oc', 'text': 'IMC'}^[16].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'IMC'}^[17].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'IMC'}^[18].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'IMC'}^[19].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'IMC'}^[20].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'IMC'}^[21].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'KMI'}^[22].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'KMI'}^[23].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'KMI'}^[24].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '体质指数'}^[25].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '體質指數'}^[26].
• body mass index's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'VKİ'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include clinical sign^[4] and biomedical measurand type^[5]. Recorded subclass of include physical quantity^[6] and anthropometric index^[7].

Use and Application

body mass index is used for classification of obesity^[8].

Why It Matters

body mass index ranks in the top 0.67% of clinical_sign entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,544 views/month, #2 of 298).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]