Some health organizations define a healthy waist size very generally as 35 inches or less for women or 40 inches or less for men. Other experts also take height or hip measurements into consideration.

Despite current recommendations, 22% of women 35 to 44 years old have never gotten a mammogram and have no plans of getting one, according to a national survey by Orlando Health.

The average American woman’s waist size is 38.7 inches. Also, the average American woman is 63.6 inches tall and weigh 170 pounds. All of these numbers are indicators of health, but not predictors.

It also highlighted that “the highest annual percentage change in breast cancer mortality was observed in the 35 to 44 and 65 to 74/75-year-old age groups,” indicating an earlier age of onset ...