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LOINC 2.82

Body mass index (BMI) [Percentile] Per age

BMI Prctl Per Age

Definition

  • The percentile of a patient's body mass index indicates the relative position of the patient's BMI number among a given population. For adults 20 years old and older, BMI is calculated using standard weight status categories that are the same for all ages and for both men and women.

Component

  • Body mass index

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • BDYWGT.MOLEC

Property

  • Prctl

Scale

  • Qn

Method

  • Per age

Related names

  • BMI; bod; Bodies; BODY WEIGHT.MOLEC; Percentile; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Quetelet index; Random

Index terms

  • BMI
  • bod
  • Bodies
  • BODY WEIGHT.MOLEC
  • Percentile
  • Point in time
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Quetelet index
  • Random