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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 mass index - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 February 2025. Relative weight based on mass and height Medical diagnostic method Body mass index (BMI) Chart showing body mass index (BMI) for a range of heights and weights in both metric and imperial. Colours indicate BMI categories defined by the World Health Organization ; underweight, normal ...

5. For People Over 40, BMI Obesity Readings May Not be ... - AOL

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   A new study presented this week in Italy suggested that WHO BMI standards for obesity should be lowered for adults between the ages of 40 and 80.

6. ‘Alarming’: Severe obesity is climbing in the US. See who is ...

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   People with a BMI of 30 are considered to have obesity; those with a BMI of 40 or higher have severe obesity. BMI is regarded as a flawed tool but remains widely used by doctors to screen for obesity.

7. Body roundness index - Wikipedia

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   Ranges of healthy body roundness have been established to accurately classify people with healthy fat mass compared to obese people who are at risk for morbidities. [ 1 ] Compared to traditional metrics, such as the body mass index (BMI), (which uses weight and height), BRI may improve predictions of the amount of body fat and the volume of ...