Relation Between Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Death After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Relation Between Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Death After
Acute Myocardial Infarction -- Zeller et al. 118 (5): 482 -- Circulation

hee-haw, this article suggests we need measure both BMI and WC. There is
no war of BMI and WC anymore. Kidding, but I enjoy the view angle of
this article.

http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/5/482?etoc

This article suggest we need both BMI and WC.

Conclusions- Neither BMI nor WC independently predicts death after AMI.
Much of the inverse relationship between BMI and the rate of death after
AMI is due to confounding by characteristics associated with survival.
This study emphasizes the need to measure both BMI and WC because
patients with a high WC and low BMI are at high risk of death.