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Waist to Hip Ratio

Waist to Hip Ratio - Introduction

Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) looks at the proportion of fat stored on your body around your waist and hip. Most people store their body fat in two distinct ways: around the middle (apple shape) and around the hips (pear shape).

For most people, being an apple shape (carrying extra weight around the middle) places them in a higher health risk category than being a pear shape (carrying extra weight around the hips or thighs). But remember: this is just one assessment that is used in measuring weight-related health risk. Total obesity may still be a greater risk than where fat is stored on your body.

Other key measurements are Body Mass Index, Body Fat Percentage

Waist to Hip Ratio - How to Measure

Follow instructions below, or click CALCULATE WAIST-HIP RATIO

• Measure waist at the navel in men, and midway between the bottom of the ribs and the top of the hip bone in women.
• Measure hips at the tip of the hip bone in men and at the widest point between the hips and buttocks in women.
• Divide your waist size at its smallest by your hip size at its largest and you get a Waist-to-Hip ratio.

Waist to Hip Ratio - Measurements

• Ideally, women should have a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.8 or less.
• Ideally, men should have a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.95 or less.

See also: Weight Related Risk Factors - Weight Risk Assessment

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