Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

For example, muscular athletes like bodybuilders often “fail” the BMI test despite having a low body fat percentage. The new report outlines an alternative framework and method for assessing ...

Body mass index (BMI) is the most commonly used surrogate ... and compared using paired homogeneity test. During a median follow-up of 7.9 years, 3435 participants died, 1409 from CVD.