59575-1
Body mass index (BMI) [Percentile] Per age
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Term Description
The percentile of a patient's body mass index indicates the relative position of the patient's BMI number among a given population. For adults 20 years old and older, BMI is calculated using standard weight status categories that are the same for all ages and for both men and women.
Part Description
LP35925-4 Body mass index
An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI=weight (kg)/height squared (m2). BMI correlates with body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE). Their relationship varies with age and gender. For adults, BMI falls into these categories: below 18.5 (underweight); 18.5-24.9 (normal); 25.0-29.9 (overweight); 30.0 and above (obese). (National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Reference Information
Type | Source | Reference |
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Webcontent | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC description |
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Body mass index
- Property
- Prctl
- Time
- Pt
- System
- ^Patient
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
- Per age
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Body mass index (BMI) [Percentile] Per age
- Short Name
- BMI Prctl Per Age
Basic Attributes
- Class
- BDYWGT.MOLEC
- Type
- Clinical
- First Released
- Version 2.32
- Last Updated
- Version 2.48 (MIN)
Member of these Panels
LOINC | Long Common Name |
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94137-7 | HEDIS 2020 Value Sets |
96068-2 | HEDIS MY 2020 Value Sets |
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Δείκτης μάζας σώματος: Synonyms: Prctl Δείκτης μάζας σώματος |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Índice de masa corporal: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Indice de masse corporelle: |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Indice di massa corporea (IMC): Synonyms: paziente Percentile Peso del corpo - molecolare Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Índice de massa corpórea: |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 体质指数: Synonyms: BMI; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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% | Example UCUM Units |
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