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Decreased body mass index

MedGen UID:
533673
•Concept ID:
C0231255
•
Finding
Synonym: Low body mass index
SNOMED CT: Decreased body mass index (6497000); Body mass index below healthy weight range (467861000124107); Body mass index below normal parameters (467861000124107); Body mass index below ideal range (467861000124107); Body mass index below normal range (467861000124107)
 
HPO: HP:0045082

Definition

Abnormally decreased weight-to-height squared ratio, calculated by dividing the individual's weight in kilograms by the square of the individual's height in meters and used as an indicator of underweight compared to averages. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDecreased body mass index

Conditions with this feature

Chromosome 5q12 deletion syndrome
MedGen UID:
816612
•Concept ID:
C3810282
•
Disease or Syndrome
PDE4D haploinsufficiency syndrome is a rare syndromic intellectual disability characterized by developmental delay, intellectual disability, low body mass index, long arms, fingers and toes, prominent nose and small chin.
See: Condition Record
Chromosome 5q12 deletion syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Decreased body mass index during treatment with sodium oxybate in narcolepsy type 1.
Schinkelshoek MS, Smolders IM, Donjacour CE, van der Meijden WP, van Zwet EW, Fronczek R, Lammers GJ
J Sleep Res 2019 Jun;28(3):e12684. Epub 2018 Mar 4 doi: 10.1111/jsr.12684. PMID: 29504180Free PMC Article
Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus through Telemedicine.
Carallo C, Scavelli FB, Cipolla M, Merante V, Medaglia V, Irace C, Gnasso A; Progetto Diabete Calabria
PLoS One 2015;10(5):e0126858. Epub 2015 May 14 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126858. PMID: 25974092Free PMC Article
Management options for obesity after bariatric surgery.
Buttelmann K, Linn JG, Denham W, Ruiz M, Yetasook A, Ujiki M
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2015 Feb;25(1):15-18. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31829cec89. PMID: 25365646

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Therapeutic effect and safety of curcumin in women with PCOS: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Shen W, Qu Y, Jiang H, Wang H, Pan Y, Zhang Y, Wu X, Han Y, Zhang Y
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:1051111. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1051111. PMID: 36387924Free PMC Article
Metformin improves skeletal muscle microvascular insulin resistance in metabolic syndrome.
Jahn LA, Hartline L, Liu Z, Barrett EJ
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2022 Feb 1;322(2):E173-E180. Epub 2021 Dec 27 doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00287.2021. PMID: 34957859Free PMC Article
Effects of food supplementation on cognitive function, cerebral blood flow, and nutritional status in young children at risk of undernutrition: randomized controlled trial.
Roberts SB, Franceschini MA, Silver RE, Taylor SF, de Sa AB, Có R, Sonco A, Krauss A, Taetzsch A, Webb P, Das SK, Chen CY, Rogers BL, Saltzman E, Lin PY, Schlossman N, Pruzensky W, Balé C, Chui KKH, Muentener P
BMJ 2020 Jul 22;370:m2397. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2397. PMID: 32699176Free PMC Article
Review of Mindfulness-Related Interventions to Modify Eating Behaviors in Adolescents.
Omiwole M, Richardson C, Huniewicz P, Dettmer E, Paslakis G
Nutrients 2019 Dec 2;11(12) doi: 10.3390/nu11122917. PMID: 31810307Free PMC Article
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention.
Wilkins T, McMechan D, Talukder A
Am Fam Physician 2018 May 15;97(10):658-665. PMID: 29763272

Diagnosis

Therapeutic effect and safety of curcumin in women with PCOS: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Shen W, Qu Y, Jiang H, Wang H, Pan Y, Zhang Y, Wu X, Han Y, Zhang Y
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:1051111. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1051111. PMID: 36387924Free PMC Article
Metformin improves skeletal muscle microvascular insulin resistance in metabolic syndrome.
Jahn LA, Hartline L, Liu Z, Barrett EJ
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2022 Feb 1;322(2):E173-E180. Epub 2021 Dec 27 doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00287.2021. PMID: 34957859Free PMC Article
A multi-center survey on hospital malnutrition and cachexia in Slovenia.
Koroušić Seljak B, Mlakar Mastnak D, Mrevlje Ž, Veninšek G, Rotovnik Kozjek N
Eur J Clin Nutr 2020 Mar;74(3):419-426. Epub 2019 Aug 6 doi: 10.1038/s41430-019-0485-y. PMID: 31388102Free PMC Article
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention.
Wilkins T, McMechan D, Talukder A
Am Fam Physician 2018 May 15;97(10):658-665. PMID: 29763272
Gender differences in body composition deficits at diagnosis in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease.
Thayu M, Shults J, Burnham JM, Zemel BS, Baldassano RN, Leonard MB
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2007 Sep;13(9):1121-8. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20149. PMID: 17427245Free PMC Article

Therapy

Therapeutic effect and safety of curcumin in women with PCOS: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Shen W, Qu Y, Jiang H, Wang H, Pan Y, Zhang Y, Wu X, Han Y, Zhang Y
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:1051111. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1051111. PMID: 36387924Free PMC Article
Metformin improves skeletal muscle microvascular insulin resistance in metabolic syndrome.
Jahn LA, Hartline L, Liu Z, Barrett EJ
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2022 Feb 1;322(2):E173-E180. Epub 2021 Dec 27 doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00287.2021. PMID: 34957859Free PMC Article
Effects of food supplementation on cognitive function, cerebral blood flow, and nutritional status in young children at risk of undernutrition: randomized controlled trial.
Roberts SB, Franceschini MA, Silver RE, Taylor SF, de Sa AB, Có R, Sonco A, Krauss A, Taetzsch A, Webb P, Das SK, Chen CY, Rogers BL, Saltzman E, Lin PY, Schlossman N, Pruzensky W, Balé C, Chui KKH, Muentener P
BMJ 2020 Jul 22;370:m2397. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2397. PMID: 32699176Free PMC Article
Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with prediabetes.
Norris SL, Zhang X, Avenell A, Gregg E, Schmid CH, Lau J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Apr 18;(2):CD005270. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005270. PMID: 15846748
Long-term effectiveness of weight-loss interventions in adults with pre-diabetes: a review.
Norris SL, Zhang X, Avenell A, Gregg E, Bowman B, Schmid CH, Lau J
Am J Prev Med 2005 Jan;28(1):126-39. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.08.006. PMID: 15626569

Prognosis

Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Associated With Right Ventricular Function and Compensation in Patients Referred for Echocardiography.
Morrison AM, Huang S, Annis JS, Garry JD, Hemnes AR, Freiberg MS, Brittain EL
J Am Heart Assoc 2023 Jun 20;12(12):e028936. Epub 2023 Jun 10 doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.028936. PMID: 37301756Free PMC Article
Bariatric surgery improves clinical outcomes and adiposity biomarkers but not inflammatory cytokines SAA and MCP-1 after a six-month follow-up.
Bratti LOS, do Carmo ÍAR, Vilela TF, Souza LC, Moraes ACR, Filippin-Monteiro FB
Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2021 May;81(3):230-236. Epub 2021 Apr 7 doi: 10.1080/00365513.2021.1904278. PMID: 33827327
Effects of food supplementation on cognitive function, cerebral blood flow, and nutritional status in young children at risk of undernutrition: randomized controlled trial.
Roberts SB, Franceschini MA, Silver RE, Taylor SF, de Sa AB, Có R, Sonco A, Krauss A, Taetzsch A, Webb P, Das SK, Chen CY, Rogers BL, Saltzman E, Lin PY, Schlossman N, Pruzensky W, Balé C, Chui KKH, Muentener P
BMJ 2020 Jul 22;370:m2397. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2397. PMID: 32699176Free PMC Article
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention.
Wilkins T, McMechan D, Talukder A
Am Fam Physician 2018 May 15;97(10):658-665. PMID: 29763272
Decreased body mass index is associated with poor prognosis in patients with multiple myeloma.
Jung SH, Yang DH, Ahn JS, Lee SS, Ahn SY, Kim YK, Kim HJ, Lee JJ
Ann Hematol 2014 May;93(5):835-40. Epub 2013 Dec 6 doi: 10.1007/s00277-013-1977-9. PMID: 24310866

Clinical prediction guides

Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Associated With Right Ventricular Function and Compensation in Patients Referred for Echocardiography.
Morrison AM, Huang S, Annis JS, Garry JD, Hemnes AR, Freiberg MS, Brittain EL
J Am Heart Assoc 2023 Jun 20;12(12):e028936. Epub 2023 Jun 10 doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.028936. PMID: 37301756Free PMC Article
Metformin improves skeletal muscle microvascular insulin resistance in metabolic syndrome.
Jahn LA, Hartline L, Liu Z, Barrett EJ
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2022 Feb 1;322(2):E173-E180. Epub 2021 Dec 27 doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00287.2021. PMID: 34957859Free PMC Article
Effects of food supplementation on cognitive function, cerebral blood flow, and nutritional status in young children at risk of undernutrition: randomized controlled trial.
Roberts SB, Franceschini MA, Silver RE, Taylor SF, de Sa AB, Có R, Sonco A, Krauss A, Taetzsch A, Webb P, Das SK, Chen CY, Rogers BL, Saltzman E, Lin PY, Schlossman N, Pruzensky W, Balé C, Chui KKH, Muentener P
BMJ 2020 Jul 22;370:m2397. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2397. PMID: 32699176Free PMC Article
A multi-center survey on hospital malnutrition and cachexia in Slovenia.
Koroušić Seljak B, Mlakar Mastnak D, Mrevlje Ž, Veninšek G, Rotovnik Kozjek N
Eur J Clin Nutr 2020 Mar;74(3):419-426. Epub 2019 Aug 6 doi: 10.1038/s41430-019-0485-y. PMID: 31388102Free PMC Article
Early nutrition support therapy in patients with head-neck cancer.
Alhambra Expósito MR, Herrera-Martínez AD, Manzano García G, Espinosa Calvo M, Bueno Serrano CM, Gálvez Moreno MÁ
Nutr Hosp 2018 Jun 5;35(3):505-510. doi: 10.20960/nh.1560. PMID: 29974754

Recent systematic reviews

Weight-neutral interventions in young people with high body mass index: A systematic review.
Hoare JK, Lister NB, Garnett SP, Baur LA, Jebeile H
Nutr Diet 2023 Feb;80(1):8-20. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12729. PMID: 35411702Free PMC Article
Therapeutic effect and safety of curcumin in women with PCOS: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Shen W, Qu Y, Jiang H, Wang H, Pan Y, Zhang Y, Wu X, Han Y, Zhang Y
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022;13:1051111. Epub 2022 Oct 27 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1051111. PMID: 36387924Free PMC Article
Mobile phone interventions to increase physical activity and reduce weight: a systematic review.
Stephens J, Allen J
J Cardiovasc Nurs 2013 Jul-Aug;28(4):320-9. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e318250a3e7. PMID: 22635061Free PMC Article
Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with prediabetes.
Norris SL, Zhang X, Avenell A, Gregg E, Schmid CH, Lau J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Apr 18;(2):CD005270. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005270. PMID: 15846748
Aging, food patterns and disability.
Schroll M
Forum Nutr 2003;56:256-8. PMID: 15806889

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