High and excess fat according to waist-to-height ratio was tied to higher odds for prediabetes and diabetes. Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and ...

The NHS advises to people to look at their waist to height ratio rather than just their wait circumference to determine if they have a healthy level of body fat. To do so, use a tape measure ...

The UK National Institute for Health Care and Excellence has also recommended waist-to-height ratio as a tool to predict ...

The UK National Institute for Health Care and Excellence has also recommended waist-to-height ratio as a tool to predict health risks associated with central adiposity in children. Read the full ...

Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), also known as waist-hip ratio, is the circumference of the waist divided by the circumference of the hips. Research associates a high WHR with certain health risks.

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a researcher reported in a study published in Obesity and Endocrinology.