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Body Mass Index ( BMI ) & Ideal Body Weight ( IBW )

Calculate Your Waist-Hip Ratio

how to measure waist -hip ratio

  • Stand up straight and breathe out. Use a tape measure to check the distance around the smallest part of your waist, just above your belly button. This is your waist circumference.
  • Then measure the distance around the largest part of your hips — the widest part of your buttocks. This is your hip circumference.
Health Risk
Women
Men
Low
0.80 or lower
0.95 or lower
Moderate
0.81–0.85
0.96–1.0
High
0.86 or higher
1.0 or higher

How To Measure Your Waist

  1. Find the top of your hip bone and the bottom of your ribs.
  2. Breathe out normally.
  3. Place the tape measure midway between these points and wrap it around your waist.
  4. Check your measurement.

Measurements

Men Over 94 cm (about 37 inches)
Women Over 80 cm (about 31.5 inches)