Sentence examples for weight relative from inspiring English sources

Obesity was defined as having a body mass index -- a measure of weight relative to height -- of 30 or above.

The plan would also strengthen Germany's institutional weight relative to other countries'.

"The fairing has considerable weight relative to the portion of the vehicle that's flying," said John Brunschwyler, manager of the Taurus rocket program for the Orbital Sciences Corporation of Virginia, which built the rocket and the satellite.

In the study, doctors examined patient records for 5,316 men attending Aberdeen Fertility Centre between 1990 and 2007 and identified 2,037 who had listed their body mass index, which measures a person's weight relative to their height.

The index is a measure of weight relative to height and can be calculated in several ways, including taking a person's weight in pounds, dividing by height in inches squared, then multiplying by 703.

They found a 6% increased risk for every five extra BMI units (BMI – body mass index – is a calculation based on weight relative to height, and normal BMI levels are 18.5 to 25).

VW asserts that the drive system adds only 176 pounds to the concept's curb weight, relative to a comparable internal-combustion version.

The total yield of the obtained material was 71% by weight (relative to the starting material).

Efficacy was evaluated by measuring the reduction of the mean tumor weight relative to mock control (P < 0.01).

The EGG-X did not affect growth performance of pigs, but increased (P<0.05) pancreas weight relative to BW.

The lower body weight relative to control rats is directly related to lower food consumption relative to the controls.