Waist-to-hip ratio

Waist-to-Hip Ratio
Waist-to-hip ratio is defined as the measurement of waist circumference divided by hip circumference (for example, a waist measurement of 33 and a hip measurement of 44 give a ratio of .75).

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).

Waist-to-hip ratio is a measure of fat distribution in the body. It tells about the proportion of fat stored on your body around your waist and hip.

Waist-to-Hip Ratio May Be Better Test of Heart Attack Risk Than Body Mass Index
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BMI, waist-to-hip ratio
Risk of development of diabetes was significantly associated with BMI (p = 0.0003) and waist-to-hip ratio (p < 0.0001)
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Men with waist-to-hip ratios of more than 1.0 are at increased health risk because of their fat distribution .

To Determine Your Waist-To-Hip Ratio
With a tape measure, take the measurement at the waist near the navel and at the widest part of the hips.
waist_______inches, hips_______inches ...

How to calculate waist-to-hip ratio
Figuring out the risk to your health is simple. Using a tape measure:
Measure your hips.
Measure your waist
Divide the waist number by the hip number ...

Another slightly less reliable, though important, gauge of your health as it pertains to body composition, is the waist-to-hip ratio.

obesity are measurements of one's Waist-to-Hip Ratio, with the cut-off point being greater than 0.95
for men, and greater than 0.90 for women. To calculate the waist-to-hip ratio, use a tape measure, and
while standing upright with feet apart: ...

Interestingly, there were no changes in the weight, Body Mass Index or waist-to-hip ratio of the men throughout the study.

And the South Beach group showed greater decreases in waist-to-hip ratio (belly fat) and triglycerides, and their good to bad cholesterol ratio improved more. Plus, only one person dropped out compared with five in the AHA group.

Those subjects who were able to shed just 10-15 percent of their weight and keep it off during the 18-month study showed significant improvement in HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels, waist-to-hip ratio, and blood pressure.

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