NALT

Preferred term

waist-to-hip ratio

Topic

The waist circumference measurement divided by the hip circumference measurement. For both men and women, a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of 1.0 or higher is considered "at risk" for undesirable health consequences, such as heart disease and ailments associated with overweight. A healthy WHR is 0.90 or less for men, and 0.80 or less for women.

anthropometric measurements

waist to hip ratio
waist-hip-ratio

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

39752

Spanish

razón cintura/cadera

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/1614

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 4/30/20