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corpulence index

measure of leanness (corpulence) of a person calculated as a relationship between mass and height
Thing Biomedical Measurand Type Q2103531

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
biomedical measurand type
Calculated from
human height, human body weight[4][5]
Defining formula
\mathrm{CI} = \frac{mass}{height^3}[3]
Discoverer or inventor
Fritz Rohrer[2]
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WikiProject Mathematics[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en corpulence index en ponderal index en Rohrer's Index ar مؤشر البدانة de Rohrer-Index de Ponderalindex de Ponderal-Index es Índice de Corpulencia es Índice de Rohrer fr indice de Rohrer ja ローラー指数 ja ローレル指数 ja ローレル氏指数 zh Corpulence指數 zh 肥胖指數
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/m/080dg11

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human height, human body weight
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WikiProject Mathematics
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Summary

corpulence index is a biomedical measurand type[1].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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