More importantly, the study revealed that body fat percentage was a stronger and more consistent predictor of attractiveness than either body mass index or shoulder-to-waist ratio ... body fat percentage.
Adults with a high body-fat percentage (27% or more in men; 44% or more in women) were 1.78 times more likely to die from any cause than individuals in the healthy body fat range (HR 1.78; 95% CI, 1.28 to 2.47).