Waist–Hip Ratio More Appropriate Than Body Mass Index

Waist-to-Height Ratio Is More Predictive of Years of Life Lost than Body Mass Index

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to compare the effect of central obesity (measured by waist-to-height ratio, WHtR) and total obesity (measured by body mass index, BMI) on life expectancy expressed as years of life lost (YLL), using data on British adults. METHODS A Cox proportional hazards model was applied to data from the prospective Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS) and the cross sectional Health S...

Percent body fat more associated with perioperative risks after total joint arthroplasty than body mass index.

Understanding the impact of obesity on elective total joint arthroplasty (TJA) remains critical. Perioperative outcomes were reviewed in 316 patients undergoing primary TJA. Higher percent body fat (PBF) was associated with postoperative blood transfusion, increased hospital length of stay (LOS) >3 days, and discharge to an extended care facility while no significant differences existed for BMI...

body weight or body mass index: which is more appropriate test to detect bone mineral density in postmenopausal women?

background: low back pain is the most common cause of disability and absence from work among young and middle-aged people. as there is limited knowledge regarding this problem among iranian students, this study aimed to determine the prev­alence of low back pain and its ‘related socio­demographic factors among students of islamic azad university, tehran, iran.    materials and methods: two hu...

Is waist-to-hip ratio a better marker of cardiovascular risk than body mass index?

Do Body Mass, Body Mass Index and Body Fat Ratio have an Effect on Proprioception?

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