Higher body mass index (BMI) after diagnosis is linked to better survival outcomes in patients with localized renal cell ...

Although multiple international medical societies over recent years have recommended lowering the threshold for bariatric surgery to a body mass index (BMI) of 30-35 (class 1 obesity) in certain ...

Authors found that BMI of 27 or greater shows excellent diagnostic performance. HealthDay News — The optimal body mass index (BMI) cutoff point appears to be 27kg/m 2 for detecting obesity in ...

Obesity severity is incrementally associated with a broad range of cardiometabolic and renal disease burden, as discovered by ...

LAS VEGAS – June, 27, 2023 – Patient eligibility for bariatric surgery, also called weight-loss or metabolic surgery, has expanded over the last decade and its safety and effectiveness even further ...

New criteria that put greater emphasis on body composition to diagnose obesity show greater prevalence of the disease in the ...

A new study suggests your weight-to-height ratio may reveal heart disease risk more accurately than BMI. Subjects with larger ...

For people with obesity, the impact of losing or gaining weight on serious health problems depends on their starting body mass index (BMI), according to a study in over 400,000 adults with obesity in ...

Among patients with heart failure (HF), those taking dapaglifozin or empaglifozin had a 30% odds reduction in HF hospitalization, 14% odds reduction in cardiovascular mortality, and a 10% odds ...