Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of obesity-related cancer risk than BMI in men, but not in women, due to ...

The following chart adapted from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute may be helpful in determining the potential risks associated with your BMI and waist circumference. 11 People who are ...

Measurements that are more accurate than BMI at predicting health outcomes include blood pressure, waist circumference ... healthy or normal on the BMI chart. Additionally, Stanford conducted ...

A group of Swedish researchers came to this conclusion after analysing almost 340,000 patient health records and their waist circumference and body-mass-index (BMI) over more than a decade.

BMI charts may also be used to monitor health ... but that does not imply they are underweight. Measuring Your Waist ...

A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity-related cancers in men than Body Mass Index (BMI). The research ...

Now, new research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for obesity-related cancers — but only for men, not for women. The findings ...

For years, NHS doctors have used BMI to assess obesity and its link to cancer risk. But now, Swedish scientists believe that measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to assess cancer r ...

Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that nearly all adults identified as having obesity based on body mass index ...

Among women, the associations were weaker and similar for both WC and BMI. For example, both an increase of about 12 cm in waist circumference (e.g., comparing WC of 91.8 cm vs. 80.0 cm ...