A new long-term study suggests that waist circumference, rather than the commonly used body mass index measure, is the best clinical measure to predict a child's risk for cardiovascular disease and ...

Body mass index and waist circumference are well known risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, but a new study now concludes that these risk factors, when accurately measured by trained staff, can ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Key Takeaways Overweight and obesity both carry health risks, but body mass index ...

How do I determine if head growth/circumference is appropriate when small size may be in the family history? I have patients that begin to drop below the 5th percentile, but I suspect this may not be ...

Objectives: (a) to explore the relationship between waist circumference and certain cardiovascular risk factors in a group of girls; and (b) to assess the clinical relevance of waist circumference in ...

For years we’ve been obsessing about body mass index (BMI), but all the time there was another number that revealed a whole lot more about your health and even how long you’ll live – a simple waist ...