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New Obesity Definitions Reclassify Many MASLD Patients but Do Not Improve Liver Risk Prediction
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New Obesity Definitions Reclassify Many MASLD Patients but Do Not Improve Liver Risk Prediction

By MedXY|Jul 28, 2026

New obesity definitions reclassify many MASLD patients as obese but do not improve prediction of liver-related events over BMI alone, according to a multinational cohort study.

Waist-to-Height Ratio Is Linked to Coronary Artery Disease Risk in Type 1 Diabetes: 19-Year Study
Cardiologycoronary artery diseasetype 1 diabetes

Waist-to-Height Ratio Is Linked to Coronary Artery Disease Risk in Type 1 Diabetes: 19-Year Study

By MedXY|Jun 7, 2026

A 19-year Finnish cohort study found that a higher waist-to-height ratio was linked to increased coronary artery disease risk in type 1 diabetes, especially in people without albuminuria.

Midlife Central Obesity Tracks With Higher Late-Life Plasma P-tau217 and Biomarker-Verified Alzheimer Dementia, While the Association Reverses in Old Age
NeurologyAlzheimer diseaseBody Mass Index

Midlife Central Obesity Tracks With Higher Late-Life Plasma P-tau217 and Biomarker-Verified Alzheimer Dementia, While the Association Reverses in Old Age

By MedXY|Jun 3, 2026

In the HUNT Study, higher midlife waist-to-height ratio and BMI predicted higher late-life plasma p-tau217 and biomarker-verified Alzheimer dementia, whereas higher adiposity in late life was associated with lower biomarker levels and lower

Beyond the Scale: Abdominal Adiposity Outperforms BMI in Predicting Outcomes for HFpEF and HFmrEF
CardiologyCardiologyHFpEF

Beyond the Scale: Abdominal Adiposity Outperforms BMI in Predicting Outcomes for HFpEF and HFmrEF

By MedXY|Dec 26, 2025

A pooled analysis of 21,479 HFpEF/HFmrEF patients reveals that waist-to-height ratio is a superior, linear predictor of mortality and heart failure events compared to BMI. Even in non-obese BMI categories, nearly 90% of patients exhibit exc

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