Waist to Hip Calculator

The waist-to-Hip is a measurement of your waist circumference to hip circumference. It determines how much fat is stored in your waist and hip area. It also determines the shape of your body i.e either your body  apple shape or pear shape. 

If your body is apple-shaped then according to WHO you have much fat in your waist area or mid section. It shows a higher risk of being a patient with hypertension, type-2 diabetes, and other health issues.  According to WHO reports, the standard (ideal) waist-to-hip ratio for men and women is less than 0.90 and 0.70 respectively and the WHR is as follows:

If the men and women both waist to hip ratio is 1.0 or more than 1.0, they have a high risk of being a patient with heart diseases or hypertension, type-2 diabetes, etc.

Waist-to-Hip Ratio Formula

The formula for finding the waist-to-hip ratio is as follows:

[Waist-to-Hip Ratio = The Circumference of the waist (in cm) / The circumference of hip area (in cm)]

In this formula, the circumference of the waist is just above your navel area in cm, and the circumference of the widest part of your hip.

Example:

The waist of Leena is 78 cm and the circumference of Leena's Hip area is 104cm, then find her waist-to-hip ratio in cm, and find the shape of her body?

Solution:

The circumference of Leena’s waist and the widest part of her hip area is given in the question

Then the Leena's : [Waist to Hip Ratio (WHR) = The Circumference of Leena's waist Area / the circumference of Leena's Hip area]

Put the values given in the question,

WHR = 78/ 104

WHR = 0.76

The ratio of Leena’s WHR is 0.76, which is more than the ideal value of WHR for women. This indicates that the physical health of Leena is at lower risk and the shape of Leena's body is pear-shaped.

How to Use Waist-to-Hip Calculator?

The waist-to-hip calculator is very handy, you have to just follow simple steps to measure the WHR.

• The first step is to measure your waist area (in cm) just above the navel area and note it down.
• The second step is to measure the circumference of the widest part of your hip or buttock area in cm.
• The third step is to fill the values in our waist-to-hip calculator.
• Select your gender whether you are male or female.
• Then press the calculate button.
• You will get the result of your waist-to-hip ratio.

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1. How can I find out whether my body shape is Apple or Pear shape?

To find whether your body is in apple or pear shape, you have to measure the circumference of your waist area and the buttock area in cm, put these values in the calculator, and press the calculate button. The ratio of waist to hip will determine whether your body is apple or pear shape. 

If the circumference of your waist area is more in the abdomen area then your body shape is apple, and you may be moving towards obesity. If the circumference of the buttock area is more than the shape of your body is pear-shaped, it means you have more fat in the buttock area as compared to the waist area.

2. What is the Ideal Waist to Hip Ratio for women?

According to WHO the ideal Waist-to-Hip Ratio for women is less than 0.70.

3. What determines the shape of the body of any person?

Your body shape determines how healthy you are. If you have a pear-shaped body, you may have a lower risk of various physical health issues like hypertension, diabetes, etc. if your body is apple-shaped, your body bears more fat in the abdomen area and you are at the risk of obesity, and other health issues.

4. What are the disadvantages of the waist to hip ratio?

You can't measure the accurate circumference of your waist and hip, so it can’t get you the exact measure of your WHR. Also, it is hard for people with less than 5 feet to get the exact measure of waist and hip circumference. Some people carry more fat in their abdomen area, so it is hard to find the exact value of the waist-to-hip ratio.