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@ARTICLE{Schult:840078,
author = {Schult, Otto W. B. and Feinendegen, Ludwig E.},
title = {{T}he {B}ody {M}ass {I}ndex {BMI} {S}hould be {A}bandoned
in {F}avour of the {B}ody-{S}hape {I}ndex {BSI} for
{C}ontrolling {B}ody {W}eight in {A}dults},
journal = {International journal of diabetes $\&$ metabolic disorders},
volume = {1},
number = {2},
issn = {2475-5451},
address = {Overland Park, KS},
publisher = {OPAST Group},
reportid = {FZJ-2017-07641},
pages = {1-6},
year = {2016},
abstract = {Objective: This paper aims at optimal metrology for
defining healthy weights in humans using weight-height
ratios. Study Design: Normal appearing Caucasian males and
females of any age and height were stochastically selected
individually and grouped into cohorts of gender, different
heights and ages, in order to apply rigorous statistical
analyses, using the least squares method of Gauss. Methods:
246 Caucasian males and 258 Caucasian females of
“normal” appearance represent an unbiased stochastically
selected cohort sufficiently large to analyse statistically
individual and cohort values for Body-Mass-Index, kg/m2, and
Body-Shape-Index, kg/m3, relating to gender, height, and
age. Results: For Caucasians taller than ~1.2m the BMI is
largely inferior to the BSI. In adults, the single average
normal weight BSI value is 12.54 for males and 12.36 for
females, with standard deviations of 1.67 and 1.95,
respectively. For children smaller than ~1.2m the BMI is
superior showing at normal weight an average value of ~16.0
for males and ~15.2 for females, with standard deviations of
1.70 for males and 1.66 for females. The difference between
BMI and BSI applicability lies in the proportionality of
body shapes changing with growth from childhood to adults.},
cin = {IKP-2},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IKP-2-20111104},
pnm = {612 - Cosmic Matter in the Laboratory (POF3-612)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-612},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/840078},
}