Sentences with phrase «information on body mass index»

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Using information from the VITamins and Lifestyle study, Dibaba and the other co-authors analyzed an enormous trove of data on over 66,000 men and women, ages 50 to 76, looking at the direct association between magnesium and pancreatic cancer and whether age, gender, body mass index, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs use and magnesium supplementation play a role.

They analysed genetic variants with known effects on height and body mass index (BMI) from 119,000 individuals aged between 40 and 70 in the UK Biobank — a database of biological information from half a million British adults — using a technique called mendelian randomisation.

Some experts say identifying the location and type of body fat provides valuable information — perhaps better than that from body mass index (BMI), a current tool that calculates body fat based on weight and height.

A build table takes your body mass index (BMI) based on your height and weight and translate it into information that's relevant to setting your classification.