单词 | body mass index |
释义 | body mass index (once / 41618 pages) n WORD FAMILY body mass index USAGE EXAMPLESA large study has found that body mass index, waist circumference and diabetes are all associated with an increased risk for liver cancer. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) Sixty-two percent said they used body mass index scores as cutoffs for requiring weight loss before offering surgery. New York Times(Sep 25, 2016) The researchers controlled for sex, smoking, body mass index, socioeconomic status and many other variables. New York Times(Sep 21, 2016) n a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30 Syn|Hyper BMI index, index number, indicant, indicator a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time |
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