Waist-to-height ratio outperforms BMI in predicting heart disease risk
(medicalxpress.com)31 points by bikenaga 8 hours ago
31 points by bikenaga 8 hours ago
Original article: "Waist-to-height ratio and coronary artery calcium incidence: the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)" - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-19...
They should use skeletal length instead of height to account for spine curvature disorders.
No way, a measure of fat around your midsection is a better predictor than height and weight, not accounting at all for composition?