0.001 BMI indicates body mass index; CKD-EPI, chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IOP, intraocular ...

Researchers have found that waist circumference, which measures fat around the abdomen, is a better indicator of cancer risk ...

Table 2 shows estimates of partial LE between ... There was a gradient toward shorter healthy LE with increasing BMI. Normal weight men and women could expect to live on average 81% of their ...

Findings of a study comparing waist circumference to BMI for predicting the development of obesity-related cancers show that waist circumference is a stronger risk marker in men but not in women.

In men, a WC increase of approximately 11 cm (e.g., comparing a WC of 100.8 cm versus 90 cm) was associated with a 25% higher risk of developing obesity-related cancers. The authors explain, "BMI ...