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Waist to Hip Ratio

magtart
magtart Posts: 161 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I just calculated mine and it was 0.80, which puts me at a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes and stroke. What's your ratio? https://healthstatus.com/calculate/waist-to-hip-ratio

I need to lose around 60 more lbs. but at least my ratio is remaining constant.

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  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    0.67 is my ratio.

    I'm a pear shape, and it took the time to point it out. :neutral:

    wasit: 24 inches
    hip?: 36 inches
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    edited October 2015
    After my 6th attempt to change it to male I give up.

    I think my ratio is .9, what's that mean for me?
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Merkavar wrote: »
    After my 6th attempt to change it to male I give up.

    it works for me. O_o
  • magtart
    magtart Posts: 161 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    0.67 is my ratio.

    I'm a pear shape, and it took the time to point it out. :neutral:

    wasit: 24 inches
    hip?: 36 inches

    Yep, it felt the need to tell me I am a pear as well. :/
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Mine is .78 but I already knew I was nearly a pear. I have really wide shoulders though, so not a classic pear.
  • magtart
    magtart Posts: 161 Member
    Merkavar wrote: »
    After my 6th attempt to change it to male I give up.

    I think my ratio is .9, what's that mean for me?

    Use the little up and down arrows?
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    magtart wrote: »
    Merkavar wrote: »
    After my 6th attempt to change it to male I give up.

    I think my ratio is .9, what's that mean for me?

    Use the little up and down arrows?

    I was and each time I picked male the page sort of refreshed. I'm on a phone, that might be the issue.
  • Bshmerlie
    Bshmerlie Posts: 1,026 Member
    Apparently I'm going to die from heart disease, diabetes or a stroke.......nice. :)
  • wolfsbayne2
    wolfsbayne2 Posts: 100 Member
    SueInAz wrote: »
    Mine is .78 but I already knew I was nearly a pear. I have really wide shoulders though, so not a classic pear.

    me as well
  • quiltlovinlisa
    quiltlovinlisa Posts: 1,710 Member
    Bshmerlie wrote: »
    Apparently I'm going to die from heart disease, diabetes or a stroke.......nice. :)

    Me TOO!

    It said I'm a pear but that's not right. I'm an apple, it's just my midsection weight hangs low. I. Hate. It.

    However, not focusing on numbers, I'm living my life, one healthy choice at a time.



  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    0.74-0.76 (my waist fluctuates a whole inch). It says I'm a pear, but I'm not. It didn't ask about the boobs, lol. Or shoulders.

    I keep a bunch of weight on my whole midsection when at a higher weight, though, and my ratio changes a lot. I'm at maintenance now. Some sites say you keep your shape at different sizes, but I really don't. So that midsection weight may come off well, y'all! It was the last to go for me, but I'm not very thin or anything.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    0.73
    It says I'm a pear, but I'm not sure how it can determine body shape without a bust measurement. I'm 36-27-37. Calculators that take into account bust measurement say I'm hourglass.
  • nailgirl70
    nailgirl70 Posts: 9 Member
    .70 ratio pear shape.....waist 28 hips 40
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    nailgirl70 wrote: »
    .70 ratio pear shape.....waist 28 hips 40

    according to science you have the "perfect" waist to hip ratio aesthetically speaking. :)
  • HippySkoppy
    HippySkoppy Posts: 725 Member
    Oy....I dun't know about this calculator coming out at .75 with a 23 waist and 32 hips I have never thought I was pear shaped.....more kind of a banana with only 30 inches across the bust....
  • HippySkoppy
    HippySkoppy Posts: 725 Member
    ^^^ sorry .72 ratio.....so what is the 'desired' ratio difference for health markers etc
  • marissafit06
    marissafit06 Posts: 1,996 Member
    .68 and it was .69 when I started.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    HippySkoppy wrote: »
    ^^^ sorry .72 ratio.....so what is the 'desired' ratio difference for health markers etc

    Women = 0.8 or less
    Men = 0.9 or less

    Then there is the waist to height ratio as well (I think it's considered better for determining if your at a healthy weight than the BMI charts).

    Waist to Height Ratio for Women
    (In percentage; therefore, .45 equals 45 percent.)

    Ratio less than 35: abnormally slim to underweight
    Ratio 35 to 41.9: Extremely slim
    Ratio 42 to 48.9: Healthy
    Ratio 49 to 53.9: Overweight
    Ratio 54 to 57.9: Seriously overweight
    Ratio over 58: Highly obese

    Waist to Height Ratio for Men

    Ratio less than 35: abnormally slim to underweight
    Ratio 35 to 42.9: Extremely slim
    Ratio 43 to 52.9: Healthy
    Ratio 53 to 57.9: Overweight
    Ratio 58 to 62.9: Seriously overweight
    Ratio over 63: Highly obese

  • HippySkoppy
    HippySkoppy Posts: 725 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    nailgirl70 wrote: »
    .70 ratio pear shape.....waist 28 hips 40

    according to science you have the "perfect" waist to hip ratio aesthetically speaking. :)

    So......this is more an 'aesthetics' measure of some nebulous notion of perfection of the Human form....I see.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    edited October 2015
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    HippySkoppy wrote: »
    ^^^ sorry .72 ratio.....so what is the 'desired' ratio difference for health markers etc

    Women = 0.8 or less
    Men = 0.9 or less

    Then there is the waist to height ratio as well (I think it's considered better for determining if your at a healthy weight than the BMI charts).

    Waist to Height Ratio for Women
    (In percentage; therefore, .45 equals 45 percent.)

    Ratio less than 35: abnormally slim to underweight
    Ratio 35 to 41.9: Extremely slim
    Ratio 42 to 48.9: Healthy
    Ratio 49 to 53.9: Overweight
    Ratio 54 to 57.9: Seriously overweight
    Ratio over 58: Highly obese

    Waist to Height Ratio for Men

    Ratio less than 35: abnormally slim to underweight
    Ratio 35 to 42.9: Extremely slim
    Ratio 43 to 52.9: Healthy
    Ratio 53 to 57.9: Overweight
    Ratio 58 to 62.9: Seriously overweight
    Ratio over 63: Highly obese
    jk.

    I dont know if i did this right.

    I ended up with 37.5%
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited October 2015
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    HippySkoppy wrote: »
    ^^^ sorry .72 ratio.....so what is the 'desired' ratio difference for health markers etc

    Women = 0.8 or less
    Men = 0.9 or less

    Then there is the waist to height ratio as well (I think it's considered better for determining if your at a healthy weight than the BMI charts).

    Waist to Height Ratio for Women
    (In percentage; therefore, .45 equals 45 percent.)

    Ratio less than 35: abnormally slim to underweight
    Ratio 35 to 41.9: Extremely slim
    Ratio 42 to 48.9: Healthy
    Ratio 49 to 53.9: Overweight
    Ratio 54 to 57.9: Seriously overweight
    Ratio over 58: Highly obese

    Waist to Height Ratio for Men

    Ratio less than 35: abnormally slim to underweight
    Ratio 35 to 42.9: Extremely slim
    Ratio 43 to 52.9: Healthy
    Ratio 53 to 57.9: Overweight
    Ratio 58 to 62.9: Seriously overweight
    Ratio over 63: Highly obese

    inches?

    Waist to Height ratio is percentages.

    Either use centimeters or inches for both measurements.

    Example:

    27" waist
    64.5 " tall

    27/64.5 =0.418...

    So I'm at 41.8% which classifies me as "Extremely Slim" apparently.


    edit: Here's a calculator for it -
    http://safedietplansforwomen.com/waist-to-height-ratio
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    HippySkoppy wrote: »
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    nailgirl70 wrote: »
    .70 ratio pear shape.....waist 28 hips 40

    according to science you have the "perfect" waist to hip ratio aesthetically speaking. :)

    So......this is more an 'aesthetics' measure of some nebulous notion of perfection of the Human form....I see.

    yep. Through studies done of the ideal ratio in women for attraction .7 seems to be the number.

    "A WHR of 0.7 for women and 0.9 for men has been shown to correlate strongly with general health and fertility. Women within the 0.7 range have optimal levels of estrogen and are less susceptible to major diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and ovarian cancers"

    "Some researchers have found that the waist-hip ratio is a significant measure of female attractiveness.[39] Women with a 0.7 WHR are usually rated as more attractive by men from Indo-European cultures.[40] Preferences may vary, according to some studies,[41] ranging from 0.6 in China, South America, and some of Africa[42] to 0.8 in Cameroon and among the Hazda tribe of Tanzania,[24][43][44] with divergent preferences according the ethnicity of the observed being noted.[45][46]"

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waist–hip_ratio
  • HippySkoppy
    HippySkoppy Posts: 725 Member
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    HippySkoppy wrote: »
    ^^^ sorry .72 ratio.....so what is the 'desired' ratio difference for health markers etc

    Women = 0.8 or less
    Men = 0.9 or less

    Then there is the waist to height ratio as well (I think it's considered better for determining if your at a healthy weight than the BMI charts).

    Waist to Height Ratio for Women
    (In percentage; therefore, .45 equals 45 percent.)

    Ratio less than 35: abnormally slim to underweight
    Ratio 35 to 41.9: Extremely slim
    Ratio 42 to 48.9: Healthy
    Ratio 49 to 53.9: Overweight
    Ratio 54 to 57.9: Seriously overweight
    Ratio over 58: Highly obese

    Waist to Height Ratio for Men

    Ratio less than 35: abnormally slim to underweight
    Ratio 35 to 42.9: Extremely slim
    Ratio 43 to 52.9: Healthy
    Ratio 53 to 57.9: Overweight
    Ratio 58 to 62.9: Seriously overweight
    Ratio over 63: Highly obese

    TY @shadowtosoul much appreciated <3 I got 35 with a warning to take care....

    The more you know I guess.....
  • HippySkoppy
    HippySkoppy Posts: 725 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    HippySkoppy wrote: »
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    nailgirl70 wrote: »
    .70 ratio pear shape.....waist 28 hips 40

    according to science you have the "perfect" waist to hip ratio aesthetically speaking. :)

    So......this is more an 'aesthetics' measure of some nebulous notion of perfection of the Human form....I see.

    yep. Through studies done of the ideal ratio in women for attraction .7 seems to be the number.

    "A WHR of 0.7 for women and 0.9 for men has been shown to correlate strongly with general health and fertility. Women within the 0.7 range have optimal levels of estrogen and are less susceptible to major diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and ovarian cancers"

    "Some researchers have found that the waist-hip ratio is a significant measure of female attractiveness.[39] Women with a 0.7 WHR are usually rated as more attractive by men from Indo-European cultures.[40] Preferences may vary, according to some studies,[41] ranging from 0.6 in China, South America, and some of Africa[42] to 0.8 in Cameroon and among the Hazda tribe of Tanzania,[24][43][44] with divergent preferences according the ethnicity of the observed being noted.[45][46]"

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waist–hip_ratio

    Very interesting @rainbowbow TY

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