Re: Central Adiposity Measures

[Guest guest]

Let me pick a little bit. Recall that BMI is a math expression based on the old insurance table. So BMI is related to weight and height.

So your waist/height and the other are just variations using the same basic data.

Does the BMI table say that some people have less aging? I think not.

It says they're a greater risk to the insurance company, meaning higher mortality.

And Rodney is just trying to find out if certain parameters are peculiar to CRONies.

Regards.

[ ] Central Adiposity Measures

It seems that the official U.S. guidelines for determining obesity andrisk of CVD are BMI and Waist Circumference.http://www.guidelines.gov/summary/pdf.aspx?doc_id=4118 & stat=1 & string=Persons with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are overweight and those with aBMI of >30 are obese. There are 3 classes of obesity: class I (BMI30-34.9), class II (BMI 35-39.9), and class III (BMI 40 and above). Men with waist circumferences >102 cm (>40 inches) and women withwaist circumferences >88 cm (>35 inches) are at increased risk forcardiovascular disease. The waist circumference thresholds are notreliable for patients with a BMI >35.Some of the problems in finding good metrics are discussed in PMID:15672103

[Guest guest]

Let me pick a little bit. Recall that BMI is a math expression based on the old insurance table. So BMI is related to weight and height.

So your waist/height and the other are just variations using the same basic data.

Does the BMI table say that some people have less aging? I think not.

It says they're a greater risk to the insurance company, meaning higher mortality.

And Rodney is just trying to find out if certain parameters are peculiar to CRONies.

Regards.

[ ] Central Adiposity Measures

It seems that the official U.S. guidelines for determining obesity andrisk of CVD are BMI and Waist Circumference.http://www.guidelines.gov/summary/pdf.aspx?doc_id=4118 & stat=1 & string=Persons with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are overweight and those with aBMI of >30 are obese. There are 3 classes of obesity: class I (BMI30-34.9), class II (BMI 35-39.9), and class III (BMI 40 and above). Men with waist circumferences >102 cm (>40 inches) and women withwaist circumferences >88 cm (>35 inches) are at increased risk forcardiovascular disease. The waist circumference thresholds are notreliable for patients with a BMI >35.Some of the problems in finding good metrics are discussed in PMID:15672103

[Guest guest]

BMI is weight over height*height. Basically it's a very rough

calculation of weight/body surface area. (Akin to the old physics

joke, " Let's assume a spherical cow... " )

Thus I would expect BMI to be slightly more accurate than just

weight/height(or waist/hip), but Jeff's correct- we should be

considering all factors because of the limitations of each factor.

Diane

>

> Let me pick a little bit. Recall that BMI is a math expression based

on the old insurance table. So BMI is related to weight and height.

> So your waist/height and the other are just variations using the

same basic data.

>

> Does the BMI table say that some people have less aging? I think not.

> It says they're a greater risk to the insurance company, meaning

higher mortality.

>

> And Rodney is just trying to find out if certain parameters are

peculiar to CRONies.

>

> Regards.

>

>

> [ ] Central Adiposity Measures

>

>

> It seems that the official U.S. guidelines for determining obesity and

> risk of CVD are BMI and Waist Circumference.

>

> http://www.guidelines.gov/summary/pdf.aspx?doc_id=4118 & stat=1 & string=

>

> Persons with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are overweight and those with a

> BMI of >30 are obese. There are 3 classes of obesity: class I (BMI

> 30-34.9), class II (BMI 35-39.9), and class III (BMI 40 and above).

>

> Men with waist circumferences >102 cm (>40 inches) and women with

> waist circumferences >88 cm (>35 inches) are at increased risk for

> cardiovascular disease. The waist circumference thresholds are not

> reliable for patients with a BMI >35.

>

>

> Some of the problems in finding good metrics are discussed in PMID:

> 15672103

>

[Guest guest]

BMI is weight over height*height. Basically it's a very rough

calculation of weight/body surface area. (Akin to the old physics

joke, " Let's assume a spherical cow... " )

Thus I would expect BMI to be slightly more accurate than just

weight/height(or waist/hip), but Jeff's correct- we should be

considering all factors because of the limitations of each factor.

Diane

>

> Let me pick a little bit. Recall that BMI is a math expression based

on the old insurance table. So BMI is related to weight and height.

> So your waist/height and the other are just variations using the

same basic data.

>

> Does the BMI table say that some people have less aging? I think not.

> It says they're a greater risk to the insurance company, meaning

higher mortality.

>

> And Rodney is just trying to find out if certain parameters are

peculiar to CRONies.

>

> Regards.

>

>

> [ ] Central Adiposity Measures

>

>

> It seems that the official U.S. guidelines for determining obesity and

> risk of CVD are BMI and Waist Circumference.

>

> http://www.guidelines.gov/summary/pdf.aspx?doc_id=4118 & stat=1 & string=

>

> Persons with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 are overweight and those with a

> BMI of >30 are obese. There are 3 classes of obesity: class I (BMI

> 30-34.9), class II (BMI 35-39.9), and class III (BMI 40 and above).

>

> Men with waist circumferences >102 cm (>40 inches) and women with

> waist circumferences >88 cm (>35 inches) are at increased risk for

> cardiovascular disease. The waist circumference thresholds are not

> reliable for patients with a BMI >35.

>

>

> Some of the problems in finding good metrics are discussed in PMID:

> 15672103

>