Waist-to-hip ratio
- The waist circumference measurement divided by the hip circumference measurement.
- For both men and women, a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of 1.0 or higher is considered "at risk" for undesirable health consequences, such as heart disease and ailments associated with overweight.
- A healthy WHR is 0.90 or less for men, and 0.85 or less for women.
Measurement of obesity and health[edit | edit source]
Waist to Hip Ratio(WHR) is used as a measurement of obesity, which in turn is a possible indicator of other more serious health conditions. The WHO states that abdominal obesity is defined as a waist-hip ratio above 0.90 for males and above 0.85 for females, or a body mass index (BMI) above 30.0.[1] The National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) states that women with waist-hip ratios of more than 0.8, and men with more than 1.0, are at increased health risk because of their fat distribution.
| DGSP[2] | WHO[1] | NIDDK[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| under-weight | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| normal weight | < 0.80 | < 0.90 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| over-weight | 0.80–0.84 | 0.90–0.99 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| obesity | > 0.85 | > 1.00 | > 0.85 | > 0.90 | > 0.80 | > 1.00 |
Table adapted from Wikipedia.
| Waist-to-hip ratio Resources | |
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2011/9789241501491_eng.pdf
- ↑ S 1- Leitlinie Vorsorgeuntersuchung im Sport. 2007 Dt. Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin und Prävention e.V. (DGSP)
- ↑ "Waist to Hip Ratio". freedieting.com.
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