BMI biomarker_for obesity

Subject: BMI
Relation: biomarker_for
Object: obesity
p-value: —

Evidence from: primary | all sources

Evidence (3 sources)

Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index. (2010) PMID:20935630 cited

BMI, a common measure of obesity

confidence: 0.94

Accuracy and usefulness of BMI measures based on self-reported weight and height: findings from the NHANES & NHIS 2001-2006. (2009) PMID:19922675 cited

they still underestimate the proportion of obese population members

confidence: 0.90

Accuracy and usefulness of BMI measures based on self-reported weight and height: findings from the NHANES & NHIS 2001-2006. (2009) PMID:19922675 cited

using the unadjusted BMI ... estimate of obese adults

confidence: 0.90