A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity ...

In Korea, a BMI of 25 is used as a standard for diagnosing obesity. A BMI of 25 corresponds to a weight of 74 kg when considering the average height of adult Namsung men at 171.5 cm. If the BMI ...

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

The following is a summary of "Association between triglyceride glucose-body mass index and the trajectory of ...

Fitch Solutions unit BMI said Wednesday the lower Philippine inflation this year is expected to support further interest rate ...

Obesity is about much more than just the inconvenience of carrying a few extra pounds. It’s a condition that can harm many areas of a person’s health. And because obesity affects an estimated ...

Our draft quality standard, published today for consultation ... deputy chief executive and chief medical officer at NICE Jonathan continued: "Annual monitoring of BMI and waist-to-height ratio is a ...

The researchers found that excess abdominal fat increased the risk of cancer more significantly than the standard rise in BMI. In women, however, the links were less pronounced and showed similar ...

Finally, because WC and BMI are measured on different scales (1 standard deviation [SD] = 3.7 and 4.3 kg/m² for BMI for males and females respectively, and 10.8 and 11.8 cm for WC for males and ...

Study estimates the global lifetime risk and benefits of modifying cardiovascular risk factors like hypertension, smoking, ...