Waist‐to‐height ratio is a better screening tool than waist circumference and BMI for adult cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and meta‐analysis

By M. Ashwell, P. Gunn, S. Gibson. Obesity Reviews, 2012

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Metabolic Syndrome: Updates on Pathophysiology and Management in 2021 (2022, positive): “Several studies later on have shown that waist-to-height ratio was a better screening tool than waist circumference [14,15].”
2020 International Society of Hypertension global hypertension practice guidelines. (2020, neutral): “5 is recommended for all populations [53,54].”
2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines. (2020, positive): “5 is recommended for all populations [53,54].”
A New Body Shape Index Predicts Mortality Hazard Independently of Body Mass Index (2012, background): “Our work also follows on findings that dividing WC by height increases its ability to predict cardiometabolic risk factors [32–35].”