Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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METEOR identifier: | 269556 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 01/03/2005 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 |
Definition: | Weight (body mass) relative to height used to assess the extent of weight deficit or excess in adults. |
Context: | Public health and health care: Body Mass Index (BMI) is used as an indicator of underweight, normal or healthy weight and overweight and obesity in adults and overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. On a population basis there is a strong association between BMI and health risk such as coronary heart disease, non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure in adults. In population based surveys, BMI may be used:
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Adult—body mass index
Data Element Concept Attributes
Object Class attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
Object class: | Adult |
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Definition: | An individual aged 18 years or older. |
Specialisation of: | Person/group of persons |
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Submitting organisation: | Australia Institute of Health and Welfare |
Property attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
Property: | Body mass index |
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Definition: | A measure of body fat that gives an indication of nutritional status. Body mass index is the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. |
Property group: | Physical characteristics |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin: | Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 30th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders |
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Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept: | Adult—body mass index (measured), ratio NN[N].N[N] Health!, Standard 01/03/2005 Adult—body mass index (self-reported), ratio NN[N].N[N] Health!, Standard 01/03/2005 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 |
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