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BMI body mass index.
BMI
abbr.
body mass index

Body mass index (BMI)
A measurement that has replaced weight as the preferred determinant of obesity. The BMI can be calculated (in English units) as 703.1 times a person's weight in pounds divided by the square of the person's height in inches.

BMI Body mass index, see there


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The findings are the first to link a declining BMI with the eventual onset of the disease.
Waist circumference has been purported to be negatively correlated with Type 2a muscle fibers and positively correlated with Type 2b--much more so than BMI has been shown to be.
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