WWI is the best simple body measurement for spotting who’s at risk of heart disease among people with metabolic problems—even better than BMI or waist size alone.

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Weight-adjusted waist index outperforms other obesity indices for cardiovascular disease prediction in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: insights from UK biobank

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2025 Dec 7

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Weight-adjusted waist index outperforms other obesity indices for cardiovascular disease prediction in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: insights from UK biobank

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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25830-2

Similar Assertions

WWI is especially good at spotting heart disease risk in younger people and those who already have diabetes, high cholesterol, or metabolic syndrome.

85%

People with a large waist relative to their body weight are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke later on, even when you account for other health problems like diabetes or high blood pressure.

83%

Measuring just waist size or blood fat levels alone isn’t as good at predicting heart disease risk in people with metabolic problems as using a combined measure like WWI.

79%