Waist to hip ratio important in assessing cardiovascular health

Cardiovascular disease is associated with excess weight, but in particular, abdominal obesity. Many doctors use basal metabolic index (BMI) as an indication of a person’s risk of developing heart disease, but their waist to hip ratio is far more sensitive in predicting future heart attack risk. The larger a person’s waist compared to their hips, the greater the risk.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Hampton Roads.com

Related Disease Topics:

• Cardiovascular disease
• Abdominal obesity
• Heart disease
• Heart attack

Related Symptom Topics:

• Excess weight

Article Source Details

About: Waist to hip ratio important in assessing cardiovascular health

Date: 3 November 2005

Source: Hampton Roads.com

Author: Robert Barr

URL: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FIT_HEART_WAIST_SIZE?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=ASIA

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Risk and excess weight
• Risk and overweight
• Risk and cardiovascular disease
• Risk and abdominal obesity
• Risk and heart disease
• Risk and heart attack
• Risk and BMI
• Risk and waist to hip ratio
• Research
• Research and cardiovascular disease
• Research and abdominal obesity
• Research and heart disease
• Research and heart attack
• Research and excess weight
• Research and overweight
• Research and BMI
• Research and waist to hip ratio
• Research and waist size
• Research and hip size

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