Alternative anthropometrics, such as waist-to-height ratio, may better predict HF hospitalization and CV death in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction and overweight compared with BMI ...

Measuring waist circumference may be an effective means of assessing MASLD risk in those not classified as having obesity based on BMI, according to a recent study.

Waist-To-Height Ratio Once you know your waist circumference, you can find your waist-to-height ratio. This ratio can help determine if your waist size is where it needs to be for optimal health.

Agbaje assessed BMI and waist-to-height ratio for 7,600 children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) birth cohort in the U.K. Data were collected at age 9, 15 and 24 years.

Waist-to-height ratio is an affordable and universally accessible, accurate and precise tool for detecting high and excess fat in children and adolescents." Andrew Agbaje, physician and associate ...

You want to aim for a waist-to-height ratio below 0.52 for men and 0.48 for women. You can get your ratio by dividing your waist circumference in inches (suck your belly in when you measure your ...

October 28, 2010 — Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) may predict cardiometabolic risk in normal-weight as well as in overweight/obese children, according to results from the Bogalusa Heart Study ...

Waist circumference-to-height ratio has been identified as an inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI). The new study - conducted by the ...

Waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence, according to research presented at Heart Failure 2025. Obesity affects a substantial proportion of patients with heart failure (HF) and it ...

To explore how adverse waist-to-height ratio trajectories during childhood can help predict cardiometabolic and cardiovascular risk by age 10, researchers analysed data from 700 children enrolled ...