59576-9Body mass index (BMI) [Percentile] Per age and sexActive
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 children and teens the interpretation of BMI is both age- and sex-specific.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC
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
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Body mass index
- Property
- Prctl
- Time
- Pt
- System
- ^Patient
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
- Per age and sex
Additional Names
- Short Name
- BMI Prctl Per age+sex
Basic Attributes
- Class
- BDYWGT.MOLEC
- Type
- Clinical
- First Released
- Version 2.32
- Last Updated
- Version 2.66
- Change Reason
- Updated "Gender" to "Sex" in Method to to correctly represent the concept based on WHO definitions of sex and gender
Reference Information
Type | Source | Reference |
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Webcontent | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC description |
Member of these Panels
LOINC | Long Common Name |
---|---|
94137-7 | HEDIS 2020 Value Sets |
96068-2 | HEDIS MY 2020 Value Sets |
Language Variants Get Info
- zh-CNChinese (China)
- 体质指数:
百分位数: 时间点: ^患者: 定量型: 按照年龄和性别 - fr-FRFrench (France)
- Indice de masse corporelle:
Percentile: Ponctuel: Patient: Numérique: Fonction de l'âge et du sexe - it-ITItalian (Italy)
- Indice di massa corporea (IMC):
Prctl: Pt: ^Paziente: Qn: Per età e genere - pt-BRPortuguese (Brazil)
- Índice de massa corpórea:
: Pt: ^Paciente: Qn: Por idade e sexo - es-MXSpanish (Mexico)
- Índice de masa corporal:
Prctl: Punto temporal: ^ Paciente: Cuantitativo: Per age and sex
Example Units
Unit | Source |
---|---|
% | Example UCUM Units |
LOINC FHIR® API Example - CodeSystem Request Get Info
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