Waist circumference is directly related to all-cause mortality when adjusted for body mass index (BMI). Body fat and fat-free body mass, when mutually adjusted, show with increasing values an ...

To test the validity of internationally accepted waist circumference (WC) action levels for adult Asian Indians. We hypothesized that waist circumference action levels for Asian Indians are lower than ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with large waist circumference had a greater risk for death across all BMI categories. Researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Calf circumference, higher BMI and age are predictors of falls among older patients on hemodialysis, according ...

A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity-related cancers in men than Body Mass Index (BMI). The research analyzed ...

Objective Low body fat and high physical activity levels are key lifestyle factors in cancer prevention, but the interplay of abdominal obesity and physical activity on cancer risk remains unknown. We ...

The circumference of a circle is the distance around the shape. The ability to round a number to a number of decimal places or to a number of significant figures means that answers can be written to ...

In the mid-20th century, we began launching satellites into space that would help us determine the exact circumference of the Earth: 40,030 km. But over 2000 years earlier, a man in Ancient Greece ...

Introduction If you wanted to measure the circumference of Earth, how long would your tape measure have to be? Would you need to walk the whole way around the world to find the answer? Do you think ...

There are so many negative numbers and statistics flying around at the moment, it's a little overwhelming. So let me tell you an inspiring story about numbers: it will be a relief to think about ...