Waist-to-height ratio outperforms BMI in predicting heart disease risk medicalxpress.com 37 points by bikenaga 16 hours ago
Graziano_M 12 hours ago No way, a measure of fat around your midsection is a better predictor than height and weight, not accounting at all for composition?
bikenaga 16 hours ago Original article: "Waist-to-height ratio and coronary artery calcium incidence: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)" - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-19...
BobbyTables2 7 hours ago I’ve gained about 15 lbs from my younger days and lost 2” from the waist. Stomach sticks out now, didn’t back then.So - progress ?!?!Almost seems saying “floor breaking when stepped on strongly correlated with arterial blockage.”
tekla 11 hours ago If you're at the point where waist to height ratio vs BMI is something you debate about, you're already too fat m463 10 hours ago the lancet article is hard to just read and says it is a better predictor.I imagine there are people who think they are ok, who are not, but I can't tell if it goes the other way.
m463 10 hours ago the lancet article is hard to just read and says it is a better predictor.I imagine there are people who think they are ok, who are not, but I can't tell if it goes the other way.
BugsJustFindMe 11 hours ago They should use skeletal length instead of height to account for spine curvature disorders. _aavaa_ 11 hours ago They should account for the difference between the two to control for comorbidities.
_aavaa_ 11 hours ago They should account for the difference between the two to control for comorbidities.
No way, a measure of fat around your midsection is a better predictor than height and weight, not accounting at all for composition?
Original article: "Waist-to-height ratio and coronary artery calcium incidence: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)" - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-19...
I’ve gained about 15 lbs from my younger days and lost 2” from the waist. Stomach sticks out now, didn’t back then.
So - progress ?!?!
Almost seems saying “floor breaking when stepped on strongly correlated with arterial blockage.”
If you're at the point where waist to height ratio vs BMI is something you debate about, you're already too fat
the lancet article is hard to just read and says it is a better predictor.
I imagine there are people who think they are ok, who are not, but I can't tell if it goes the other way.
They should use skeletal length instead of height to account for spine curvature disorders.
They should account for the difference between the two to control for comorbidities.