Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), age, body mass index (BMI), and male sex are all associated with development of diabetes.

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals proudly announces the launch of its Heart Valve Clinic, a dedicated facility designed to ...

You’ve long heard doctors talk about BMI — or body mass index — and you may even know yours off the top of your head, especially if you were told your number was in the unhealthy range.

“BMI is really easy to calculate in the clinic, and it will misdiagnose some people,” he told Health. The report suggests using BMI as a screening tool instead of a way to diagnose obesity. Under the ...

The body mass index (BMI), a weight-to-height ratio, has long been criticised as too simplistic, in part because it cannot distinguish between fat and muscle mass. Currently, anyone with a BMI of ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, according to the doctor. In some cases, using BMI can result in “muscular athletes” ...

Patients with vitiligo or alopecia areata had lower BMI and lipid dysregulation, but this relationship was not observed in patients with psoriasis.

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

KUALA LUMPUR: In the near future, Malaysian firefighters will need to maintain a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 28 or below to be eligible for promotions, bringing their standards in line with those of ...

"We recommend that clinicians thoroughly assess people with obesity in the clinic and use other measures of body size — waist circumference or others — to understand if an increased BMI level ...