Version 2.78

Term Description

Estimated BMI may be used in urgent or emergent situations in which height and weight cannot be measured.
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
Ratio
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Qn
Method
Estimated

Additional Names

Short Name
BMI Est

Basic Attributes

Class
BDYWGT.ATOM
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.64
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
18527

Formula (Readable)

BMI=Weight (in kg)/[Height (in m)]^2

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
94137-7 HEDIS 2020 Value Sets

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Índice de masa corporal:Proporción:Punto temporal:^ Paciente:Cuantitativo:Estimated
fr-FR French (France) Indice de masse corporelle:Ratio:Ponctuel:Patient:Numérique:Résultat estimé
it-IT Italian (Italy) Indice di massa corporea (IMC):Rapporto:Pt:^Paziente:Qn:Stimato
Synonyms: paziente Peso del corpo - atomico Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) body mass index:verhouding:moment:^patiënt:kwantitatief:schatting
Synonyms: BMI
zh-CN Chinese (China) 体质指数:比率:时间点:^患者:定量型:估计法
Synonyms: BMI;体重指数;人体质量指数;身体质量指数 一般体重;一般身体重量;身体重量.原子型 医疗服务对象;客户;病人;病患;病号;超系统 - 病人 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 来自于不同体系的两个观察指标之比;比;比值 物体 胎龄估计法;孕龄估计法

Example Units

Unit Source
kg/m2 Example UCUM Units

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