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ArticleInternational journal of epidemiology2014

Indices of relative weight and obesity.

Ancel Keys, Flaminio Fidanza, Martti J Karvonen, Noburu Kimura, Henry L Taylor

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Article in International journal of epidemiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 79 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04039035 completednot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

Preoperative Nutritional Assessment of The Patients Undergoing Major Gastrointestinal Surgery and Their Immediate Postoperative Outcome

TypeobservationalSponsorNational Academy of Medical Sciences, NepalRan2015 to 2017Enrolled134ConditionsPreoperative Nutritional Status and the Postoperative Outcome
NCT07073092 phase2not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Propolis for Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial With Biochemical Analysis

TypeinterventionalSponsorAin Shams UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled50ConditionsOral Mucositis Due to ChemotherapyArmspropolis, chlorohexidine mouthwash and topical antifungal
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ancel KeysDirector, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Professor, Institute of Food and Nutrition Science, University of Perugia, Italy, Director, Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Kurume, Japan and Professor, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Flaminio FidanzaDirector, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Professor, Institute of Food and Nutrition Science, University of Perugia, Italy, Director, Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Kurume, Japan and Professor, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Martti J KarvonenDirector, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Professor, Institute of Food and Nutrition Science, University of Perugia, Italy, Director, Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Kurume, Japan and Professor, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Noburu KimuraDirector, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Professor, Institute of Food and Nutrition Science, University of Perugia, Italy, Director, Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Kurume, Japan and Professor, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Henry L TaylorDirector, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Professor, Institute of Food and Nutrition Science, University of Perugia, Italy, Director, Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, Director, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Kurume, Japan and Professor, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene, University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Analyses are reported on the correlation with height and with subcutaneous fat thickness of relative weight expressed as per cent of average weight at given height, and of the ratios weight/height, weight/height squared, and the ponderal index (cube root of weight divided by height) in 7424 ‘healthy’ men in 12 cohorts in five countries. Analyses are also reported on the relationship of those indicators of relative weight to body density in 180 young men and in 248 men aged 49–59. Judged by the criteria of correlation with height (lowest is best) and to measures of body fatness (highest is best), the ponderal index is the poorest of the relative weight indices studied. The ratio of weight to height squared, here termed the body mass index, is slightly better in these respects than the simple ratio of weight to height. The body mass index seems preferable over other indices of relative weight on these grounds as well as on the simplicity of the calculation and, in contrast to percentage of average weight, the applicability to all populations at all times.

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PMID24691951

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