Objective: To investigate waist circumference (WC), waist–hip ratio, hip circumference and body mass index (BMI) as risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal Australians. Methods: This ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A greater waist-calf circumference ratio was associated with an increased risk for all-cause and cause-specific ...

In a community-based cohort study published in BMC Public Health, researchers studied how anthropometric measures like the waist-calf circumference ratio (WCR), waist circumference (WC), calf ...

Waist-to-hip ratio is linked to long-term health risk, but experts say it doesn't always tell the full story. We explore how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to certain body parts. That’s what a team of researchers are suggesting after studies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Waist circumference-to-height ratio is a good way of measuring body fat instead of BMI. (Getty Images) (urbazon via Getty Images) ...

Body mass index readings may not be the best gauge of obesity in older adults, according to new research from endocrinologists and geriatricians. Instead, they say, the ratio of waist size to hip size ...

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The ratio of the lengths of the 2nd and 4th digit (2D:4D) is negatively related to prenatal and adult concentrations of testosterone (T). Testosterone appears to be a protective against myocardial ...

Fecal incontinence (FI), or involuntary loss of bowel control, significantly impacts quality of life and mental health for millions of adults in the U.S. Obesity is thought to affect bowel function, ...