Waist to Hip Ratio Calculator (WHR)

Waist to Hip Ratio

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Your waist to hip ratio is .
You do not have excess body fat distribution. Please remember that Waist to Hip ratio (WHR) is not a valid measure for underweight individuals and therefore must be conducted along with Body Mass Index (BMI). If your WHR is less than and your BMI is lower than 20 you are underweight.

Your waist to hip ratio is . Ideal is less than
You have excess abdominal fat distribution. You could be at risk of developing several obesity-related health conditions. Make sure you make an appointment with your doctor for a clinical evaluation. Please remember that Waist to Hip ratio (WHR) is not a valid measure for underweight patients and therefore must be conducted along with Body Mass Index

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Reference

Panoulas VF, Ahmad N, Fazal AA, et al. The inter-operator variability in measuring waist circumference and its potential impact on the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2008; 84(993):344-7.
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Wahlqvist ML. Australia and New Zealand: Food and Nutrition. 2nd Ed. Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin; 2002.
Tovee MJ, Benson, PJ, Emery JL, Mason SM, Cohen-Tovee EM. Measurement of body size and shape perception in eating-disordered and control observers using body-shape software. The British Journal of Psychology. 2003; 94: 501-16.

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This tool needs javascript enabled to work.To calculate your waist to hip ratio, divide your waist measurement by your hip measurement.For men, a ratio of less than 0.9 is healthy, for women, less than 0.8.If your waist to hip ratio is greater than this you have excess absominal fat distribution. You could be at risk of developing several obesity-related health conditions. Make sure you make an appointment with your doctor for a clinical evaluation.Please remember that Waist to Hip ratio is not a valid measure for underweight individuals and therefore must be conducted along with Body Mass Index (BMI). If your WHR is less than 0.9 for men or 0.8 for women and your BMI is lower than 20 you are underweight.

More information

For more information on obesity, health and social issues, and methods of weight loss, as well as some useful tools, see Obesity and Weight Loss.

For more information on measures of weight and nutrition, including GI, GL, BMI, WC and WHR, as well as some useful tools, see Measures of Nutrition and Weight.

Created: 18/2/2010