Waist to hip ratio, which measures fat distribution rather than quantity. Abdominal fat is more strongly associated with metabolic risk than the same amount carried on the hips.
Also called: whr calculator, waist hip ratio.
0.92, which is above the threshold associated with higher metabolic risk. Measured against the WHO general threshold, 0.9 for this sex. Losing 2 cm from the waist would reach it. 1 of 2 abdominal measures are above threshold: waist to hip. Agreement between them matters more than any single reading. The ratio measures where fat sits rather than how much. Abdominal fat carries more metabolic risk than the same amount on the hips.
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The ratio captures where fat is stored. Visceral fat around the abdomen is metabolically active and associated with cardiovascular and metabolic risk in a way that subcutaneous fat on hips and thighs is not, which is why two people at the same BMI can carry very different risk. Thresholds are 0.90 for men and 0.85 for women in the WHO classification, though they vary between populations.
the ratio captures where fat sits rather than how much there isEach of these is asserted on every build. If a change to the engine ever moved one of these answers, the build would fail before the page could print it.
Waist to hip ratio0.92
The ratio is waist over hip, 92/100; the target waist is 100 x 0.9
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