The size of a man’s waistband is a better predictor of cancer risk than traditional body mass index measurements, research ...

For women, the link between waist size and BMI was less strong. However, both a 12cm increase in waist circumference and a 4.3 increase in BMI - moving from 24 to 28 - were associated with a 13 ...

Waist circumference is a stronger predictor of obesity-related cancer risk than BMI in men, but not in women, due to ...

and not explained by high body size alone, as measured by BMI. Among women, the associations were weaker and similar for both WC and BMI. For example, both an increase of about 12 cm in waist ...

The study suggests that measuring waist size alongside BMI could improve cancer risk predictions, especially for men. For women, adding hip circumference to assessments may provide better insights ...

Christel and Dunn concluded that women’s waist size has grown by 2.6 inches over the past 21 years. Forbes notes, however, that it is difficult to nail down women’s sizing, as there is no ...