Waist-to-Hip Ratio

A simple measure of fat distribution and cardiometabolic risk — sometimes more telling than BMI.

✓ Reviewed by Dr. Poonam Sekhon Chahal · 24 May 2026

How this is calculated

Waist ÷ hip circumference. Risk thresholds follow WHO 2008, with lower South Asian cut-offs (Misra 2009) where selected.

Sources

  1. WHO Waist circumference and waist–hip ratio: report of a WHO expert consultation. Geneva 2008.
  2. Misra A, et al. Consensus Statement for Diagnosis of Obesity ... for Asian Indians. JAPI 2009.
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