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Adult—body mass index

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element Concept
METEOR identifier:Help on this term269556
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 01/03/2005
  • National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
Definition:Help on this termWeight (body mass) relative to height used to assess the extent of weight deficit or excess in adults.
Context:Help on this term

Public health and health care:

Body Mass Index (BMI) is used as an indicator of underweight, normal or healthy weight and overweight and obesity in adults and overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. On a population basis there is a strong association between BMI and health risk such as coronary heart disease, non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure in adults.

In population based surveys, BMI may be used:

  • to indicate the prevalence of thinness and overweight and their sociodemographic distribution (problem identification)
  • to evaluate health promotion and disease prevention programs (assessment of interventions)
  • to monitor progress towards National public health policy
  • to ascertain determinants and consequences of thinness and overweight
  • in nutrition and physical activity surveillance and long-term planning.

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Object class:Adult
Definition:Help on this termAn individual aged 18 years or older.
Specialisation of:Help on this termPerson/group of persons

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termAustralia Institute of Health and Welfare

Property attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Property:Body mass index
Definition:Help on this termA measure of body fat that gives an indication of nutritional status. Body mass index is the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.
Property group:Help on this termPhysical characteristics

Source and reference attributes

Origin:Help on this termDorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 30th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders

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Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept:Help on this term
Adult—body mass index (measured), ratio NN[N].N[N]
  • Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Adult—body mass index (self-reported), ratio NN[N].N[N]
  • Health, Standard 01/03/2005
  • National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
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