Abdominal circumference Add 5cm, Increased Risk of Death

FOR those with normal weight but your stomach is distended shape should start alert. A recent research indicates, a pile of fat on waist circumference can increase a person's risk of death, even in those with normal body weight included. The results of a study of about 360,000 people in nine European countries recently said waist size can be a powerful indicator in measuring risk of premature death. The experts concluded, each additional 5 inches on the waist or abdomen, the risk of premature death will increase between 13 to 17 percent. In a report published in The New England Journal of Medicine , the researchers recommend that doctors take measurements of waist circumference of patients regularly as one of the easy and inexpensive way in checking the health condition. The link between abdominal fat accumulation and health problems are not new. But with large-scale research berkembanghnya can certainly give a more accurate picture regarding this issue. In penelitianya, a team from Imperial College London, to monitor hundreds of thousands of participants aged 51 during the past 10 years. Until the monitoring period ends, carrying 14,723 people died. Indicators such as obesity, body mass index (BMI) is still used by researchers as an instrument to predict health problems. Those who score high BMI was more likely to die from cardiovascular disease or cancer. However, the ratio of 'hip / waist' (numbers obtained from the division between the size of waist and hip circumference) and waist circumference measurement score himself, turned out to also be an instrument of accurate in determining who is at highest risk. Some of the BMI score was normal, but it has a score of waist circumference above the average, were at higher risk of premature death significantly. In extreme cases, the men who waist circumference exceeding 119cm up to two-fold risk of experiencing premature death than those measuring under 80cm. The same calculation is also found in women who waistline over 99cm in size compared to 64.7 cm. Increased risk of death also appears in the current waist circumference increased every two inches, or about five centimeters to two people with the same BMI score. Each additional 5cm of risk will increase 17 percent in men and 13 percent in women.