Int J Epidemiol. 2012;41(2):484-494. Those who died from CVD or other causes were older and had higher levels of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio than survivors at study entry (Table 1). Hip ...

(HealthDay News) – There is an inverse relationship between hip circumference and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a meta-analysis published online Sept 3 in Obesity Reviews.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether waist and hip circumferences, in addition to body mass index (BMI), are related to all-cause mortality. We studied these associations and tested the usefulness of the ...

The relationship between belly size and hip size appears to be a more useful measure of health risk than the widely used body-mass index, or BMI. According to a study published in The Lancet, a ...

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 ...

Heart disease patients have another reason to bemoan their bellies. In a study being published this month, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester conclude that patients with both coronary artery ...

Sept. 21 (UPI) --New research suggests that waist-to-hip ratio, and not body mass index is a better measure of healthy weight -- and may predict early death better than BMI. The researchers urge using ...

People with chunky thighs or large hips are less likely to die early compared to those with bigger bellies, a new study suggests. The study, published this week in the medical journal BMJ, says that ...

Carrying too much weight around your waist can cause health problems. Your health is affected by where you store body fat, even if you have a healthy weight or a normal body mass index (BMI).

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 ...

Background Higher waist circumference and lower hip circumference are both associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, despite being directly correlated. The real effects of visceral ...