India, May 20 -- Waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2025, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Obesity affects a substantial proportion of patients with heart failure (HF) and it has been reported that the risk of HF increases as body mass index (BMI) increases.

The study population consisted of 1,792 participants from the Malmo Preventive Project, reads the European Society of Cardiology website.

Participants were aged 45-73 years at baseline and were selected so that approximately one-third had normal blood glucose levels, one-third had impaired fasting glucose and one-third had diabetes.

All participants were followed prospecti...