• A person's waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), occasionally written WtHR or called waist-to-stature ratio (WSR), is defined as their waist circumference divided by their height, both measured in the same units. (wikipedia.org)
  • Boundary values were first suggested for WHtR in 1996 to reflect health implications and were portrayed on a simple chart of waist circumference against height. (wikipedia.org)
  • to identify cut-off points for waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) with better sensitivity, specificity and accuracy to distinguish overweight elderly people by sex, using three body mass index criteria as anthropometric references. (scielosp.org)
  • when considering subcutaneous fat, the study found a strong correlation with waist circumference (WC) ( r =0.87 and r =0.88) and with body mass index (BMI) ( r =0.88 and r =0.83) in women and men, respectively. (scielosp.org)
  • Body mass index, waist circumference, and risk of coronary heart disease: a prospective study among men and women. (scielosp.org)
  • Schneider HJ, Klotsche J, Silber S, Stalla GK, Wittchen H-U. Measuring abdominal obesity: effects of height on distribution of cardiometabolic risk factors risk using waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio. (scielosp.org)
  • Enter the circumference of your waist (above the upper waist bone) and hip (at its widest point) into the calculator to determine your waist-to-hip ratio. (weightchart.com)
  • WHtR(Waist-to-Height Ratio): is defined as the waist circumference divided by the height. (slideme.org)
  • WHR(Waist-Hip Ratio) : is the ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips. (slideme.org)
  • Hazard Ratios (HR) for incident AF was calculated in relation to quartiles of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist hip ratio, waist height ratio, body fat. (lu.se)
  • Results: After adjustment for multiple risk factors, the risk of AF was significantly increased in the 4th versus 1st quartile of weight (HR for men/women = 2.02/1.93), BMI (HR = 1.62/1.52), waist circumference (HR = 1.67/1.63), waist to hip ratio (HR = 1.30/1.24), waist to height ratio (1.37/1.39) and body fat percentage (HR = 1.21/1.45) in men/women. (lu.se)
  • Especialista em Enfermagem em abdominal circumference, body mass index, waist-to-height ratio) had statistical significance with Unidade de Terapia Intensiva pelo Centro only two cardiovascular risk factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • A multivariate dimension reduction technique, called principal component analysis, was used to derive the body shapes from six anthropometric traits: height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio. (who.int)
  • Your provider may also take your waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio into consideration. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In a comprehensive narrative review, Yoo concluded that "additional use of WHtR with BMI or WC may be helpful because WHtR considers both height and central obesity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Overweight and obesity are words to describe having excess body fat. (bartleby.com)
  • Overweight is defined as having excess body weight for a particular height, whereas obesity is having excess body fat. (bartleby.com)
  • Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition which considers a child to be obese if their Body Mass Index (BMI) is at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex. (bartleby.com)
  • The prevalence of overweight and obesity is low among the Asian American population, compared with non-Hispanic white and black populations, when these terms are defined by standard body mass index (BMI) cut points (2). (cdc.gov)
  • Young adult obesity was defined as a body mass index (a ratio of weight to height) of at least 30. (nih.gov)
  • Obesity is a biological, preventable, and treatable disease that means a person has too much body fat. (aace.com)
  • Obesity has traditionally been defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. (aace.com)
  • Obesity occurs when your body stores too much fat. (aace.com)
  • There are cases, such as for muscular athletes, where the BMI is in the obesity category, but the person does not have excess body fat. (aace.com)
  • In the final rule, we added paragraphs to the prefaces of the musculoskeletal, respiratory, and cardiovascular body system listings that provide guidance about the potential effects obesity has in causing or contributing to impairments in those body systems. (ssa.gov)
  • Obesity is a complex, chronic disease characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat. (ssa.gov)
  • In one sense, the cause of obesity is simply that the energy (food) taken in exceeds the energy expended by the individual's body. (ssa.gov)
  • These guidelines classify overweight and obesity in adults according to Body Mass Index (BMI). (ssa.gov)
  • Youth obesity is most commonly defined in terms of Body Mass Index (BMI), a ratio of height to weight. (tn.gov)
  • It measures abdominal obesity and therefore can be used as an better indicator of health risks than BMI (Body Mass Index). (slideme.org)
  • Obesity is defined as carrying too much weight, mainly fat, around the body. (articlecube.com)
  • Doctors may prescribe it for weight loss in people with obesity, meaning they have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher. (healthline.com)
  • We compared the predictive value of the apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) and 4% oxygen desaturation index (ODI) for prevalent hypertension, adjusting for relevant covariates including age, smoking, obesity, dyslipidaemia and diabetes. (ersjournals.com)
  • Among nearly 145,000 women between the ages of 50 and 79, researchers found that height was more strongly associated with cancer than such established risk factors as obesity. (voanews.com)
  • Measures of overall weight (BMI, weight) were slightly more predictive than measures of abdominal obesity (waist hip ratio and waist height ratio) both in men and women. (lu.se)
  • The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of overweight/obesity among Cypriot adolescents between cohorts from 2003 and 2010 and to determine whether body mass index (BMI) was associated with psychological traits linked to eating disorders. (who.int)
  • Obesity has been identified as one of The present study was part of a large to assume any significant difference in the risk factors for the development cross-sectional survey performed in Cy- the characteristics of participants and and maintenance of eating disorder prus at 2 time periods, 2003 and 2010, non-participants since both in 2003 symptoms [5] and pathological body using 2 different cohorts. (who.int)
  • Before trying these strategies or making significant changes to your diet, have a thorough discussion with your HCP about your weight goals and options for losing weight and body fat. (sharecare.com)
  • The WHtR is a measure of the distribution of body fat. (wikipedia.org)
  • More than twenty-five years ago, waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) was first suggested as a simple health risk assessment tool because it is a proxy for 'harmful' central adiposity and a boundary value of 0.5 was proposed to indicate increased risk. (wikipedia.org)
  • The October 2022 NICE guidelines have suggested boundary values for WHtR (defining the degree of central adiposity) as follows: healthy central adiposity: waist-to-height ratio 0.4 to 0.49, indicating no increased health risks increased central adiposity: waist-to-height ratio 0.5 to 0.59, indicating increased health risks high central adiposity: waist-to-height ratio 0.6 or more, indicating further increased health risks. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cross-sectional studies in many different global populations have supported the premise that WHtR is a simple and effective anthropometric index to identify health risks in adults of all ages and in children and adolescents. (wikipedia.org)
  • Different anthropometric measurements are used in clinical practice and in epidemiological studies to assess body adiposity, owing to their practicality and low cost, such as WC, BMI and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). (scielosp.org)
  • WHtR has been proposed as a more robust indicator of central adiposity than WC, since it results in an estimate that is not biased by height. (scielosp.org)
  • This app provides BMI(Body Mass Index), WHtR(Waist-to-Height Ratio), and WHR(Waist-Hip Ratio). (slideme.org)
  • It get the appropriate Body Mass Index(BMI), Waist-to-height ratio(WHtR), and Waist-hip ratio(WHR). (slideme.org)
  • The body mass index is a 'rough' guide to help the medical profession decide whether is underweight, normal, overweight or obese. (docbrown.info)
  • This assessment compares your body weight to your height to come up with a value that indicates whether you are underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese. (acefitness.org)
  • For this analysis, BMI (weight {kg}/height {m}2) was divided into four categories: underweight (BMI less than 20), normal weight (20 less than or equal to BMI less than 25), overweight (25 less than or equal to BMI less than 30), and obese (BMI greater than or equal to 30) (9). (cdc.gov)
  • Among men, the risk was higher among those with greater BMI (odds ratio {OR}=1.3 {95% confidence interval (CI)=1.1-1.4} for overweight, OR=1.7 {95% CI=1.5-2.0} for obese), and those who were underweight (OR=1.4 {95% CI=1.0-1.8}), could cause chronic weight loss (e.g., infections and neoplasms). (cdc.gov)
  • If your Body Mass Index is more than 40, you fall into the extremely obese category, putting you at much higher health risks than most. (speedendurance.com)
  • And, once you're overweight or obese, your body creates chemicals like insulin that enhance fat storage, making you more likely to store additional weight as fat. (articlecube.com)
  • Individuals with a body mass index (BMI) (a calculation based on weight and height ratios) of 30 or higher are considered obese. (3fatchicks.com)
  • Anthropometric indicators, especially the conicity index and waist-hip ratio, ² Mestrado e Doutorado em Enfermagem can be used to track cardiovascular risk factors in military police officers. (bvsalud.org)
  • This resulted in four distinct body shapes that may better capture the heterogeneous expression of adiposity and its health consequences compared with single anthropometric traits because of the way they combine. (who.int)
  • These findings suggest that the current cancer burden associated with adiposity and body size based on classic anthropometric traits is probably underestimated. (who.int)
  • OBJECTIVES: The body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight/height(2), dominates estimation of adiposity in population studies. (cdc.gov)
  • A body shape that characterizes overall adiposity was positively associated with overall cancer risk, with a HR per 1 standard deviation increment of 1.07 (95% CI, 1.05-1.08), and with risk of 10 cancer types, with HRs (per 1 standard deviation) ranging from 1.36 (95% CI, 1.30-1.42) for endometrial cancer to 1.08 (95% CI, 1.03-1.13) for rectal cancer. (who.int)
  • BMI uses the calculation based the ratio of someone's height and weight. (bartleby.com)
  • Studies have shown that individuals with a high waist-to-hip ratio can be an indication of the individual's risk of major health problems such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. (weightchart.com)
  • This study evaluated the effects of a 6-month combined aerobic and resistance training program on the body composition, glycemic control, lipid profile, and functional capacity of older patients with a long history of type 2 diabetes. (jssm.org)
  • This study compares the use of BMI with direct measures of fat- and lean-mass to predict established cardiovascular and diabetes risk factors: blood pressure, lipids, and glucose. (cdc.gov)
  • CONCLUSIONS: In police officers, DEXA indexes are better predictors of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk factors. (cdc.gov)
  • waist-hip ratio with Cardiopneumologia pela Escola de Saúde alcoholism, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus and family history of cardiovascular disease. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). (who.int)
  • Misclassification of body mass index (BMI) categories arising from self-reported weight and height can bias hazard ratios in studies of BMI and mortality. (cdc.gov)
  • We examined the effects on hazard ratios of such misclassification using national US survey data for 1976 through 2010 that had both measured and self-reported weight and height along with mortality follow-up for 48,763 adults and a subset of 17,405 healthy never-smokers. (cdc.gov)
  • Misreporting at higher BMI categories tended to bias hazard ratios upwards for those categories, but that effect was augmented, counterbalanced, or even reversed by misreporting in other BMI categories, in particular those that affected the reference category. (cdc.gov)
  • For example, among healthy male never-smokers, misclassifications affecting the overweight and the reference categories changed the hazard ratio for overweight from 0.85 with measured data to 1.24 with self-reported data. (cdc.gov)
  • Both the magnitude and direction of bias varied according to the underlying hazard ratios in measured data, showing that findings on bias from one study should not be extrapolated to a study with different underlying hazard ratios. (cdc.gov)
  • Once the measurements are recorded, the numbers are inserted into an equation that calculates a body fat percentage and alternatively body lean mass. (ucdavis.edu)
  • When measurements are performed with good technique, the skinfold test can accurately predict body fat with a plus or minus 3% margin of error. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Weight and height, waist and hip and blood pressure measurements and random blood glucose testing were done. (who.int)
  • Uncontrolled BP significantly associated with male sex (OR: 1.73 [95% CI 1.35-2.22]), low family income, high emotional-stress-depression score, body mass index, no adherence (OR: 1.83 [95% CI 1.44 - 2.32]), multiple Rx, baseline systolic BP value, and sedentary life style. (hindawi.com)
  • The researchers used a genome-wide association study to look at eight medically relevant traits: body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio, height, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pulse rate, and measures of bone density in the arm and leg. (scienceblogs.com)
  • The goal of the current study was to determine whether alternative weight-for-height measures resulted in stronger associations with risk of specific cancers compared to BMI. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A 26-year-old woman stands against markings on a wall as a nurse measures her height at a community health center in India. (voanews.com)
  • Your body mass index (BMI) is an estimate of your body fat that is based on your height and weight. (aarp.org)
  • They frequently ask about the girl's growth potential and for an estimate of her final height. (scielo.br)
  • You and your health care provider can use your BMI to estimate how much body fat you have. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Self-reported height and weight were used to calculate BMI as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. (cdc.gov)
  • BMI is calculated by dividing a person's weight (in kilograms) by his or her height in meters squared, or W/H2. (sciencedaily.com)
  • BMI is the ratio of an individual's weight in kilograms to the square of his or her height in meters (kg/m 2 ). (ssa.gov)
  • Body mass index calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. (cdc.gov)
  • BMI is a ratio of height to weight (weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) that healthcare providers use to categorize someone's weight status. (nih.gov)
  • An individual's BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. (tn.gov)
  • IIn the 5,830 individuals aged 20 to 70 who were evaluated, dietary GI and GL were significantly associated with HDL-C, LDL-C, LDL-C/HDL-C ratio, and triglycerides serum levels. (hindawi.com)
  • For instance, while many of the genomic regions associated with BMI and height were the same in this study as those previously identified in European cohorts, there were a number of replicated variants associated with the other traits that have not previously been found in large European studies. (scienceblogs.com)
  • To calculate your BMI, select your height and weight below. (aarp.org)
  • It has long been recognized that BMI is an imperfect indicator of body fat because weight does not distinguish between lean body mass (muscle, bones, blood, water) and fat mass," said lead author Geoffrey C. Kabat, Ph.D., senior epidemiologist in the department of epidemiology & population health at Einstein. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The basal metabolic rate does not take the amount of lean body mass into account. (weightchart.com)
  • From a performance stand point, excess body fat lowers your work to weight ratio, This means that a heavier person would consume more energy per minute of work resulting in a lower energy economy during activity. (ucdavis.edu)
  • In addition, excess body fat can lead to additional loads placed on joint during weight bearing activities such as running, causing joint distress. (ucdavis.edu)
  • however, variables including age, waist-height ratio, and BMI differed substantially between the two cohorts. (news-medical.net)
  • While height was not associated with the ability to complete the 10-second OLS, the highest correlation coefficients were found between the inability to complete the test and age and waist-height ratio. (news-medical.net)
  • Body mass index is positively associated with bone mineral density in US older adults. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Because muscular tissue is denser that fat tissue, assessing ones body fat is necessary to determine the overall composition of the body, particularly when making health recommendations. (ucdavis.edu)
  • It provides a rough guide since the BMI doesn't take into account a persons build or the composition of the body weight. (slideme.org)
  • Whatever your body size or shape, you can work with your healthcare provider to plan for a healthy pregnancy. (nih.gov)
  • The first step is understanding your current health, body mass index (BMI), health history, and lifestyle (such as eating and physical activity habits) and how these factors can affect your pregnancy. (nih.gov)
  • Pregnancy for Every Body aims to help pregnant women and their providers work toward these ultimate goals: healthy pregnancies, safe deliveries, and healthy babies. (nih.gov)
  • Iron absorption is better if complemented with foods rich in Vitamin C. It is important to stay hydrated during pregnancy so as to rid your body of toxins and waste products as well as reduce excessive swelling and risks of urinary tract infection. (targetwoman.com)
  • Weight gain parameters vary according to your pre-pregnancy BMI (body mass index), a ratio that looks and weight and height. (gpb.org)
  • It provides an estimation of body fatness for most people and is used to identify possible weight problems. (weightchart.com)
  • An estimation of body fat using the skinfold method would be a more accurate choice. (acefitness.org)
  • NICE say that these classifications can be used for people with a body mass index (BMI) of under 35, for both sexes and all ethnicities, including adults with high muscle mass. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sarcopenia describes the loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and physical performance. (sharecare.com)
  • Moreover, there are a few problems with it, as it can not account for muscle mass. (speedendurance.com)
  • Someone with a large amount of muscle mass, like a body builder, will be overweight. (speedendurance.com)
  • With respect to health and fitness, body composition is used to describe the percentages of fat, bone and muscle in human bodies. (ucdavis.edu)
  • This is due to changes in the balances of hormones, a less active lifestyle and a reduction in muscle mass. (aace.com)
  • BMI can underestimate body fat in frail, older people who have lost muscle mass. (aarp.org)
  • Build muscle mass. (aarp.org)
  • We all have plentiful supplies of histidine in the body, but it is beta-alanine we need to consume to counteract the effect of pH acidity that causes muscle fatigue, as the body is only able to manufacture small quantities from uracil in the liver. (elixirnews.com)
  • Body builders -- Because muscle weighs more than fat, people who are very muscular may have a high BMI. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Enter your height and weight into the calculator to determine your BMI. (weightchart.com)
  • Our basal metabolic rate (BMR) calculator can help you determine the number of calories needed to sustain the body and allow vital organs to function. (weightchart.com)
  • Your percentage of body fat should only be this much. (speedendurance.com)
  • This means that two individuals can have the same BMI but can have very different percentage of body fat. (sciencedaily.com)
  • BMI has become the most widely-used weight-for-height index in large population studies of children and adults, thanks mainly to its ease of calculation and the ready availability of weight and height data. (sciencedaily.com)
  • A new study suggests that body mass index (BMI) -- the most commonly used weight-for-height formula for estimating fatness -- may not be the best measure for estimating disease risk, and particularly the risk of certain types of cancer. (sciencedaily.com)
  • We used the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the US (REACH US) Risk Factor Survey from 2009 through 2012 to examine the association between body mass index (BMI, calculated as kg/m 2 ) and 3 cardiovascular disease risk factors among Chinese Americans in New York City. (cdc.gov)
  • Kabat and his colleagues say they took more than a dozen potential risk factors into account - including age, use of oral contraceptives, smoking history, alcohol intake, age at their first menstrual period, and education - and they still found that women's height was linked to their cancer risk. (voanews.com)
  • Body mass index versus dual energy x-ray absorptiometry-derived indexes: predictors of cardiovascular and diabetic disease risk factors. (cdc.gov)
  • The surveys in both years Data collection common risk factors including diet- took place in elementary and secondary Informed consent was received from ing, body dissatisfaction, teasing and schools. (who.int)
  • To examine the associations of dietary glycemic index (GI) and dietary glycemic load (GL) with blood lipid concentrations and coronary heart disease (CHD) in nondiabetic participants in the Health Worker Cohort Study (HWCS). (hindawi.com)
  • Glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) have been used to quantify the glycemic burden of carbohydrates in particular foods. (hindawi.com)
  • The GL is defined as the product of GI and the carbohydrate content, reflecting both a food's glycemic index and carbohydrate levels [ 8 , 9 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The variables of body composition, glycemic control, lipid profile, and functional capacity were measured before and after the study period. (jssm.org)
  • Healthy or athletic body fat percentages typically allow for more optimal performances, due to the improved economy and reduced injuries. (ucdavis.edu)
  • A good way to decide if your weight is healthy for your height is to figure out your body mass index (BMI). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Dr. Kabat's paper is titled "Scaling of weight-to-height in relation to risk of cancer at different sites in a cohort of Canadian women. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Even after adjusting for such factors as body mass index - a ratio of weight in relation to height - the women's risk of developing any cancer rose by 13 percent for every 10-centimeter increase in height (about 4 inches), the researchers say. (voanews.com)
  • 2002 ). It has been stated in a meta-analysis that combined aerobic and resistance training has additional benefits for improving insulin sensitivity and decreases in both body mass and fasting blood glucose concentration compared with those of aerobic or resistance training by themselves (Snowling and Hopkins, 2006 ). (jssm.org)
  • Although BMI is often used as an indicator of body composition (i.e., the ratio of fat mass to lean mass), it does not take into account body fat and can only be used as a method to evaluate body weight. (acefitness.org)
  • This in turn can lead to a loss of bone mass, causing problems for women in later life through an increased risk of bone fracture. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Ma M, Feng Z, Liu X, Jia G, Geng B, Xia Y. The saturation effect of body mass index on bone mineral density for people over 50 years old: a cross-sectional study of the US population. (medlineplus.gov)
  • BMI correlates mildly with body fat but when used in conjunction with a body fat measurement gives a very accurate presentation of your current weight status. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Body mass index (BMI) is a good indicator, because it correlates pretty well with the amount of body fat a person has. (yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com)
  • Talk with your healthcare provider (HCP) or registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) to figure out how many daily carbs, fats, proteins, and calories would best meet your health needs, body size, and activity level. (sharecare.com)
  • The body fat percentage is of most interest because it can be very helpful in assessing health. (ucdavis.edu)
  • Two people at the same height and same body weight may have different health issues because they have a different body composition. (ucdavis.edu)
  • The persons who have an "apple shaped" body with more fat at the waist are more prone to health risks than people with "pear shaped" bodies or who have less fat around their waist and more around their hips. (slideme.org)
  • This study was conducted at a community health center in Chelsea, Massachusetts. (cdc.gov)
  • We do not recommend using BMI as the only method to categorize body weight or health risk for those with an athletic of muscular build. (acefitness.org)
  • Dr. Walter Willett, chair of the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, said the study should not raise alarm for the tall, though it does provide additional evidence that greater height is associated with cancer. (voanews.com)
  • In the medical profession, a doctor can't just simply say that somebody is overweight, without reference to some kind of statistical index, usually by one/both of the ratios described below. (docbrown.info)
  • A high body mass index at various times during your life means different things for men and women. (speedendurance.com)
  • For children and teens, a high Body Mass Index can lead to weight-related diseases. (tn.gov)
  • Chile is a developing country undergoing an accelerated process of socioeconomic transition and classified along with Uruguay in the high-income bracket in South America yet with one of the highest coefficients of social inequality (GINI Index 50.5) [ 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • High degrees of multicollinearity complicate interpretation of predictive models jointly containing BMI and DEXA indexes. (cdc.gov)