Similarly, Kalmijn and colleagues13 also showed
that BMI is related to hypertension, and waist
hip ratio (after adjusting for BMI) increased
risk of death from heart disease. Decoda’s
study group14 and Korhonen and colleagues15
found a relationship between waist size and
diabetes. BMI and waist size in females was
able to predict risk of death better than body
composition16, waist hip ratio could predict
fat change in ten years17, and BMI and waist
size could better predict health status in
the elderly than in younger age groups18