• Graziano_M 4 hours ago

    No way, a measure of fat around your midsection is a better predictor than height and weight, not accounting at all for composition?

    • 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...

      • tekla 2 hours ago

        If you're at the point where waist to height ratio vs BMI is something you debate about, you're already too fat

        • m463 2 hours ago

          the lancet article is hard to just read and says it is a better predictor.

          I imagine there are people who think they are ok, who are not, but I can't tell if it goes the other way.

        • BugsJustFindMe 3 hours ago

          They should use skeletal length instead of height to account for spine curvature disorders.

          • _aavaa_ 3 hours ago

            They should account for the difference between the two to control for comorbidities.