New research involving nearly 140,000 postmenopausal women reveals that measuring waist circumference alongside body mass index modestly improves the ability to predict mortality risk in older women.
(Reuters Health) - Older adults with normal weight but a wider waist may be at a higher risk of developing dementia, a Korean study suggests. Doctors should consider an older person's waist ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A large waist circumference, which is known to raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, may also raise the risk of stroke or mini-stroke, researchers from Germany report.
Two-thirds of children classified BMI-overweight had normal fat estimated with waist-to-height ratio
Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study. Body mass index (BMI) was almost three ...
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