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2. BMI threshold for obesity in older people should be lowered ...

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   The analysis suggested the ideal BMI cut-off point for obesity in older adults was 27, with an accuracy rate of 90%. However, researchers stressed the limitations to the study, which has been ...

3. Is BMI Really Accurate? Pros vs Cons - AOL

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   In fact, in a retrospective study assessing 103,218 deaths, researchers found that those with a BMI of 30 or higher who were classified as having obesity had a 1.5-2.7 times higher risk of death ...

4. Body mass index - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...

5. BMI Can Tell You Something About Your Health...Just Not What ...

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   That said, there is an association with a higher BMI and an increased risk for things like heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, and cancers, according to the National ...

6. Overweight - Wikipedia

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   Overweight is defined as a BMI of 25 or more, thus it includes pre-obesity defined as a BMI between 25 and 29.9 and obesity as defined by a BMI of 30 or more. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Pre-obese and overweight however are often used interchangeably, thus giving overweight a common definition of a BMI of between 25 and 29.9.

7. Human body weight - Wikipedia

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   Human body weight is a person's mass or weight.. Strictly speaking, body weight is the measurement of mass without items located on the person. Practically though, body weight may be measured with clothes on, but without shoes or heavy accessories such as mobile phones and wallets, and using manual or digital weighing scales.