How to Use body mass index in a Sentence

body mass index

noun
  • A person with a body mass index of more than 30 is considered to be obese.
  • Either way, his body mass index would have defined him as obese.
    — Annie Karni, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Weight loss for anyone who is overweight or obese based on body mass index.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
  • People with a higher body mass index are at higher risk of strokes.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
  • But the teen had a body mass index in the normal range, with average height and weight.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Height and weight were average, and body mass index was normal.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 4 Sep. 2019
  • But in children, that ratio, called the body mass index, is measured as a range.
    — Anne Saker, The Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The new guidelines, like the old ones, are based on body mass index, a measure of weight versus height.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Even body mass index—the tool that providers use to diagnose obesity—may be flawed.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The authors cautioned that body mass index is not a perfect yardstick.
    — New York Times, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Among the higher risk groups include people with a body mass index of 25 or more.
    — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Much of the research on weight is based on body mass index…which is a crappy measure of health or illness.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The study involved 16 people with a body mass index in the overweight or obese range.
    — Martin Finucane, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Players were matched with people of the same age, race and body mass index, and their results were compared.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2022
  • This includes overweight folks — anyone with a body mass index of 25 or above.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Obesity is measured as a function of the body mass index, a ratio of height to weight.
    — Sam Stebbins, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2018
  • In adults, obesity is defined as having a body mass index of 30 or more.
    — John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2021
  • In 2020, his body mass index was just over the threshold for obesity.
    — David Kessler, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
  • The health baseline most doctors use is body mass index, or BMI, a score based on height and weight.
    — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2020
  • In adults, obesity is defined as having a body mass index of 30 or higher.
    — Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Everyone in the study had a BMI, or body mass index, of at least 35.
    — Carla K. Johnson, The Seattle Times, 16 Oct. 2018
  • One recent study found that coconut oil may help manage body weight, fat mass, and body mass index (BMI).
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Apr. 2025
  • One recent study found that coconut oil may help manage body weight, fat mass, and body mass index (BMI).
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Only 50, the Parkland resident has a high body mass index that put him at risk of a worse outcome.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • All three groups had a decline in waist and hip circumference and body mass index (BMI).
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The threshold for obesity concern was lowered from a body mass index of 40 down to 30.
    — Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2020
  • Most patients in the trial had a body mass index, or BMI, of 30 or higher.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 1 Jan. 2023
  • In the study, researchers reviewed the body mass index of over 11 million Americans across all states.
    — Dr. Camille Charles, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The diet also lowered body mass index and waist circumference.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Nearly 42% of those adults meet the criteria for obesity (a body mass index of 30 or more).
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025

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