September 27 2022 11:47
A scientific study reported that the ratio of waist to pelvis circumference is an important predictor of early death more than body mass index, and it must be considered a more important measure of ideal weight.
Currently, BMI is commonly used to assess a person’s healthy weight, and the ideal range for the index ranges from 18.5 to 24.9 kilograms per square metre.
“Weight mass index does not take into account the distribution of body fat, and therefore cannot be adopted as a reliable predictor of disease risk or premature death,” says Efran Khan, a researcher at the University of Cork School of Medicine and Health in Ireland.
He added that the study, which was presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for Diabetes Research in Stockholm last week, aims to determine whether the waist-to-pelvic circumference index, or what is known as the “fat mass index”, is more reliable to predict early death.
The study also examined whether increased levels of body fat actually increased the risk of death, or was only associated with it.
The study dealt with a group of volunteers who carry genes that lead to overweight and obesity, and after analyzing the required information through the UK Biobank medical database, it was found that obesity actually leads to premature death.
The study has already proven that the risk of early death is lower for those who have a lower waist-to-pelvic ratio, and conversely, the higher this ratio, the higher the risk of early death.
Khan says in statements reported by the Medical Express website, which specializes in medical research, “The increase in fat in the waist circumference reflects the accumulation of fat on the internal vital organs inside the body, and thus increases the chances of developing some diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, and therefore the message that it sends This study is simple: the lower the waist-to-pelvic ratio, the lower the risk of death.”
Source: db a
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