title: [The BMI: reputable risk index or cash machine?].
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinikum Jena der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Psychosoziale Medizin und Psychotherapie. uwe.berger@unijena.de
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007341:Insurance / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013851:Thinness / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055105:Waist Circumference; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio