OBJECTIVE: To validate body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and WHtR as predictors for the presence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children of Greek-Cypriot origin. SUBJECTS AND ...

According to a Mendelian randomized study published in Scientific Reports, there is a causal relationship between metabolic ...

According to a recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, body composition is associated with symptoms ...

For example, both an increase of about 12 cm in waist circumference (e.g., comparing WC of 91.8 cm vs. 80.0 cm) and an increase of 4.3 kg/m² in BMI (e.g., BMI of 28.3 kg/m² vs. 24 kg/m² ...

Waist circumference was shown to be a stronger marker than body mass index (BMI) for the risk of developing obesity-related cancers in men but not in women, a Swedish study showed. Data on BMI and ...