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Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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METEOR identifier: | 269557 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 01/03/2005 |
Definition: | Weight (body mass) relative to height used to assess the extent of weight excess in children and adolescents. |
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. In population based surveys, BMI may be used:
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Child—body mass index
Data Element Concept Attributes
Object Class attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
Object class: | Child |
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Definition: | An individual under the age of 18 years. |
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 |
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Origin: | Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 30th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders |
Data element concept attributes
Relational attributes
Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept: | Child—body mass index (measured), ratio NN[N].N[N] Health!, Standard 01/03/2005 Child—body mass index (self-reported), ratio NN[N].N[N] Health!, Standard 01/03/2005 |
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