The following table shows the categories and health-related limit values.
Children and adolescents
(up to 15 years old)
Man
Woman
Category
less than 0.34
less than 0.34
less than 0.34
Extremely thin
0.35 to 0.45
0.35 to 0.42
0.35 to 0.41
Healthy slim
0.46 to 0.51
0.43 to 0.52
0.42 to 0.48
Healthy
0.52 to 0.63
0.53 to 0.57
0.49 to 0.53
Overweight
greater than 0.64
greater than 0.58
greater than 0.54
High overweight
Waist-to-height ratio is defined as the ratio of waist circumference to height, both measured in the same units.
WHtR = Waist ÷ Height ; both values in the same unit.
Find the top of your hip bone and the bottom of your ribs. Breathe out normally. Place the tape measure midway between these points and wrap it around your waist.
Ashwell, M., Gunn, P. & Gibson, S., 2012. Waist-to-height ratio is a better screening tool than waist circumference and BMI for adult cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 13, pp.275–286. Available at: http://www.ashwell.uk.com/images/2012
Schneider, H.J. et al., 2010. The predictive value of different measures of obesity for incident cardiovascular events and mortality. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 95(4), pp.1777–85. Available at: http://press.endocrine.org/doi/full/10.1210/jc.2009-1584
Here is a list of calculators with which it is easy to calculate the corresponding body indices:
Calculation of the Body Indices Calculator for the Body Indices BSI Calculator BMI Calculator AMI Calculator Broca Calculator Ponderal Calculator Body fat and FFMI WHtR Calculator WHR Calculator