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2. Body shape index - Wikipedia

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   ABSI over age diagram female ABSI over age diagram male. If the ABSI is above 0.083, an increased risk is assumed; a value of 0.091 is said to represent a doubling of the relative risk. The ABSI is classified into risk classes by means of the ABSI-z value derived from the ABSI. The ABSI-z is calculated from the deviation of the ABSI from the ...

3. Waist-to-height ratio - Wikipedia

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   A 2013 study identified critical threshold values according to age, with consequent significant reduction in life expectancy if exceeded. These are: WHtR greater than 0.5 for people under 40 years of age, 0.5 to 0.6 for people aged 40–50, and greater than 0.6 for people over 50 years of age. [15]

4. Body roundness index - Wikipedia

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   Typical American adult BRI values range from 3 or less (midsection leanness) to 7 or more (midsection roundness), with a medium index of about 5. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] As a relatively newer predictive metric, BRI has a smaller research record compared to long-established indices like the BMI and waist-to-hip ratio , so its accuracy and applications ...

5. Overweight - Wikipedia

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   The degree to which a person is overweight is generally described by the body mass index (BMI). Overweight is defined as a BMI of 25 or more, thus it includes pre-obesity defined as a BMI between 25 and 29.9 and obesity as defined by a BMI of 30 or more.

6. Obesity prevalence among US adults falls slightly to 40% ...

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   The prevalence of obesity among adults has slightly decreased in the United States but remains higher than 10 years ago, new federal data shows. Among adults aged 20 and older, about 40.3% were ...

7. Are You 60+? These Are Your Most Common Health Risks - AOL

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   Falls are the leading cause of both nonfatal and fatal injuries among older adults, with 25% of people ages 65 and over suffering from a serious fall every year — that's 29 million bad falls and ...