The new test can fix problems with the BMI and takes only a few seconds
Obesity is a known risk factor for heart problems and heart failure. However, the current measurement used to determine the risk of obesity and heart failure, a body mass index or body mass index also have known restrictions.
Scientists have now discovered an alternative test that can be easily performed at home using a tape only. It can provide a more accurate prediction of heart failure. This method uses the waist ratio to height.
You only need to measure your waist and length, then compare the two forms. The researchers behind the new study, presented at the 2025 Cardiological Conference in Serbia this week, said that the ideal waist measurement should be less than half of the length measurement.
For example, if you have an area of 5 feet and 10 inches (equivalent to 70 inches), your waist measure must be less than 35 inches to reduce the risk of heart failure. The measurement above 35 inches can indicate a higher risk and indicates that you may need help prevent heart failure.
It is concerned that the majority of people in the study were above this recommended mark. It is important to accurately measuring the waist when performing this test.
According to NHS guidelines, you should start with a location of the lowest rib and the highest part of the thigh bone on your side. It aims to the point of the middle between these two points, which are usually in line with your belly button.
This is where the measuring bar should be wrapped. Normally breathe and relax the stomach muscles when taking your size.
The study presenter, Dr. Amra Jogic, from the University of Lund in Malmo, Sweden, shed light on the restrictions imposed on the BMI (BMI) as an obesity measure: “The body mass index is the most common measure of obesity, but it is affected by more excessive factors, and does not take into account fat in the fat. Violent organs.”
She also explained in the relationship between the level of waist to the height and the failure of the heart: “In addition, while the body mass index is linked to the results of the heart failure in contrast to the high body mass index, this is not seen with the waist to the waist. We conducted this analysis to investigate the relationship between the waist to the waist and the development of heart failure.”
NHS provides a useful calculator for this test that provides accurate numbers and directions about the size of the waist. It is recommended: “Working slowly towards a low waist size can help prevent cases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure.”
The research included approximately 2000 individuals from the Malmö Preventive Project, with a third with normal blood sugar levels, another third with weak levels, and the remaining remaining diabetes.
The results were blatant, and revealed that the participants who had the highest waist rates to the height had a “much higher risk of heart failure” compared to others in the study. Anxiously, the average ratio in all participants was still higher than the recommended threshold.
Dr. John Molvin, from the University of Lund and Malmo University Hospital, Sweden, the co -author of the study, noticed: “The average waist ratio was to rise in our analysis much higher than 0.5, which reduces the risk of increased heart infection.
“We have discovered that the waist to the gallbladder was a significant indication of the failure of the accident, and that the results we have reached indicate that this ratio may be a more effective measure than the body mass index to identify patients who suffer from the heart who can benefit from obesity treatments. Our next step is to explore whether the waist to failure predicts the fall and other cordium in its occurrence.
