Quetelet's Quodlibet
Sanjay Kalraa b, Amandeep Singhc, Sourabh Sharmad, Nitin Kapoore f
- aDepartment of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India
- bUniversity Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India
- cDepartment of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
- dDepartment of Nephrology, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
- eDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- fNon-communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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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
TL;DRThe history of body mass index is described, earlier known as Quetelet Index, and other anthropometric indices such as Ponderal index, Quetelet’s 2.5 index, and Trefethan’s index to improve screening, diagnosis and monitoring of overweight and obesity. (Semantic Scholar)