Body mass index (BMI) [Percentile]   59574-4

LOINC Code


LOINC code59574-4
nameBody mass index (BMI) [Percentile]
descriptionThe 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. For children and teens, on the other hand, the interpretation of BMI is both age- and sex-specific. This term does not specify whether the interpretation of percentile is based on age and sex or not.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentBody mass index
propertyPrctl  =  Percentile
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system^Patient
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
method

Additional Names

short nameBMI Prctl

Basic Attributes

classBDYWGT.MOLEC
type2  Clinical
example UCUM units%
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unit%

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

Member of these Panels

94139-3HEDIS 2020 Value Set - BMI percentile
75854-0PCORnet common data model set - version 1.0 [PCORnet]
85057-8PCORnet Common Data Model set - version 3.0 [PCORnet]

History/Usage

test rank333 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

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

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