Waist-hip Ratio Should Replace Body Mass Index As Indicator Of Mortality Risk In Older People

... Older people with high waist-hip ratios (WHRs) have a higher mortality risk than those with a high body mass index, or BMI, a new study reveals.Whereas justifiable attention is given to the increasing problem of obesity in the general population, far less is known about the relationship between obesity and mortality in older people, or how mortality risk should be estimated. [click link for full article] ...