Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Quetelet's Quodlibet
By Sanjay Kalra, Amandeep Singh, Sourabh Sharma and 1 others.
Abstract
Body mass index calculation is an integral part of metabolic care. This communication describes the history of body mass index, earlier known as Quetelet Index. It also describes other anthropometric indices such as Ponderal index, Quetelet’s 2.5 index, and Trefethan’s index. The aim is to kickstart a constructive dialogue, or quodlibet, to improve screening, diagnosis and monitoring of overweight and obesity. Keywords: Anthropometry, body mass index, obesity, overweight
Keywords
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- body mass index
- Quetelet index
- anthropometric indices
- ponderal index
- obesity
- overweight
- Open access
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