Among women, the associations were weaker and similar for both WC and BMI. For example, both an increase of about 12 cm in waist circumference (e.g., comparing WC of 91.8 cm vs. 80.0 cm ...

Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), also known as waist-hip ratio, is the circumference of the waist divided by the circumference of the hips. Research associates a high WHR with certain health risks.

Now, new research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for obesity-related cancers — but only for men, not for women. The findings ...

This led the authors to suggest waist-circumference may be a more important measure of obesity-related cancer risk in men. However, for women, researchers found BMI and waist circumference gave ...

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 ...

Of the 18 MS traits, waist circumference (WC ... central obesity (defined as WC ≥ 102 cm in men and ≥88 cm in women) was associated with clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism independent ...

Indian researchers have introduced updated criteria for obesity, shifting the focus from Body Mass Index (BMI) to waist circumference ... benchmarks at 80 cm for women and 90 cm for men.

A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity-related cancers in men than Body Mass Index (BMI). The research ...

Consequently, waist circumference is a more accurate measure of visceral fat in men than in women. "This may make waist circumference a stronger risk factor of cancer in men, and explain why waist ...