Waist Circumference (WC)
HoldTechniques
A measure of abdominal size used to assess central adiposity and health risk.
Why it's here
Placed in Hold: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 7Hacker News·8/15/2026researchWaist Measures Outperform BMI for Heart Disease Risk
A study in JACC found that waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio predict cardiovascular risk better than BMI alone. In a cohort of more than 260,000 people followed for about 20 years, elevated central adiposity reclassified risk across multiple heart disease and mortality outcomes, including in people with normal BMI.