User talk:Andrzej Sawuła

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Waist-to-height ratio
Hi, the study did not conclude Waist-to-height ratio is a better measure than BMI. It only mentions BMI in the “background” section. Also for medical subjects, WP:MEDRS places stringent restriction on references. Kleuske (talk) 11:27, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Hi, actually the study does state exactly that, please see section "Conclusions": "Out of the anthropometric adiposity measures, WC and WHtR, which perform similarly, are superior to the use of BMI categories for explaining variance in metabolic risk factors."

This comes from the "Results" section, please see the sentence "Of the indirect measures, BMI categories had weaker associations with each of the metabolic risk indices compared to WC and WHtR." and several preceding ones with more specific data. :)

That said, I have not been aware of WP:MEDRS and the rule on secondary vs. primary sources actually makes sense, so I stand corrected. Andrzej Sawuła (talk) 11:36, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

The TL;DR concluded "Anthropometric measures may perform as well as the more precise direct DXA-derived measures of adiposity for assessing most CVD risk factors in preadolescent girls. The use of DXA-derived adiposity measures together with indirect measures may be advantageous for predicting insulin resistance risk."

I guess you refer to the one sentence in the full conclusion "Out of the anthropometric adiposity measures, WC and WHtR, which perform similarly, are superior to the use of BMI categories for explaining variance in metabolic risk factors."

This one sentence is, judging by the fact that it’s not in the executive summary, hardly the main conclusion, and the section does not suggest it is. But that’s academic, since the study does not meet WP:MEDRS. Kleuske (talk) 11:47, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Nevertheless, welcome and thanks for your contributions. Kleuske (talk) 11:50, 26 February 2020 (UTC)