Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers calculated that a BMI cutoff of 33.7 kg/m 2 should be used to diagnose obesity in male athletes.

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year's ...

Experts believe measuring waist circumference is a more accurate way to predict cancer risk in men - Tim Platt/Digital Vision The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than ...

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It’s the latest indication that BMI alone isn’t an accurate indicator of health. For decades, medical professionals have relied on body mass index (BMI) to measure a patient’s propensity for disease ...

Table 3 shows the ORs (95% CIs) of having IOP≥18 mm Hg when comparing subjects with increased BMI to subjects with normal BMI using unadjusted and adjusted models. Men with abnormal BMI compared with ...

A high body mass index (BMI) could reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in men, according to a study published today in Rheumatology. After the results had been adjusted for smoking, as that has ...

A 'biological age' score predicts that being male, overweight, a smoker and having depression all contribute to biological aging, a study published today in eLife reports. Aging can be measured in ...

Purpose: To assess the possibility of a relationship between body mass index (BMI) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in both men and women. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional analysis ...

A high body mass index could reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in men, according to a study. When looking into why a high BMI would reduce the risk of men developing RA in the future, the ...