Waist and Hip ratio

This video shows Dr. Evan Matthews explaining how to perform a waist and hip circumference measurement which can then be used to calculate waist-to-hip ratio. These measurements are fast, easy, and cheap to perform and provide an estimate of health risk due to body size/shape. This is a basic anthropometric measurement that is done in health clinics and fitness facilities all over the world.

Link to video showing how to skinfold measurements to assess body fat percentage.

Link to video showing how to perform hydrostatic weighing (under water weighing) to assess body fat percentage.

Link to video showing how to use bioelectrical impedance analysis to assess body fat percentage.

Link to Dr. Evan Matthews website.

[geethapriya]

👍👍👍 nice way of measuring without making the person feel uncomfortable 🙏🙏

[ke]

Thank you for this for a long time I thought it was measuring my waist wrong but obviously I’m measuring it right and everybody measuring around their belly button is doing it wrong calling that their waist measurement

[CM-idwo]

So apparently 0.7 is the coolest ratio for women in general and I am shocked to find out that I am exactly 0.7 ratio while my BMI is also exactly right in the middle of 20.83 which is right in the middle of ‘ideal’ range.

[kubaantos]

Najbardziej precyzyjnym wskaźnikiem zdrowej masy ciała jest WHtR (waist-to-hight ratio), czyli stosunek wzrostu do talii. Nie powinien on przekraczać 0, 612. WHtR jest lepszym narzędziem niż BMI właśnie ze względu na branie pod uwagę obwodu talii, gdyż najbardziej niebezpiecznym dla nas jest tłuszcz odłożony na brzuchu.





nadwaga jest jeszcze bardziej szkodliwa niż niedowagę.
bo ludzie ma nadwaga i jest niezdrowy
- boli biodra.
- boli kolana.
- boli łydki.
- boli wątroba.
- boli serce.
- boli kostki.
- boli krzyz.
- boli korzonki.
- boli kręgosłupa.
- boli chodzenie stopy.
- ciężko chodzić.
- trudno jeździć rowerem i rower przewrócił.
- spuchnięte i boli stopy

długości 1 kg = 1 cm w talia.
mężczyzna ma 182, 88 cm wzrost waży 93 kg i 93 cm talia.
mężczyzna ma 182, 88 cm wzrost waży 114 kg i 114 cm talia.
przytył 21 kg i 21 cm talia.
Wzór
WHtR = (W / H) * 100
W – obwód talii [cm]
H – wzrost [cm]
Interpretacja wyniku
WHtR Interpretacja
Kobieta Mężczyzna

< 35. < 35. Poważna niedożywienie
35-42, 84. 35-43, 2 Niedożywienie
42, 84-51, 41. 43, 2-52, 5 Niedowaga
51, 41-56, 30. 52, 5-57, 1 Lekka niedowaga
56, 30-59, 98. 57, 1-64, 2 Prawidłowa masa ciała
58, 00. 61, 20 - IDEALNY
59, 98-63, 00. 64, 2-66, 1 lekka Nadwaga
63, 00-66, 10. 66, 1-69, 9 Nadwaga
66, 10-68, 0. 69, 9-73, 5 otyłość I stopnia
68, 0-70, 9. 73, 5-77, 0 otyłość II stopnia
>70, 99. >77, 0 Otyłość III stopnia
MEŻCZYZNA MA 182, 88 CM WZROST.(183cm)
TALIA < 640 mm - POWAŻNA NIEDOŻYWIENIE.
TALIA 640 mm - 790 mm NIEDOŻYWIENIE.
TALIA 790 mm- 960 mm NIEDOWAGA.
TALIA 960 mm- 1045 mm LEKKA NIEDOWAGA.
TALIA 1045 mm- 1175 mm PRAWIDŁOWA MASA CIAŁA I ZDROWY.
TALIA 1120 mm IDEALNY
TALIA 1175 mm- 1210 mm LEKKA NADWAGA.
TALIA 1210 mm - 1280 mm NADWAGA.
TALIA 1280 mm- 1345 mm otyłość I stopnia
talia 1345 mm - 1410 mm otyłość II stopnia
TALA > 1410 mm otyłość II stopnia

[abundanthealthservices]

Excellent accurate stuff, thanks doc this is super clear and easy for me to show my students since we are doing virtual learning, so this is the best and spot on instruction as to how to do it. Keep shining brotha #1hunnidhealth

[CountrySteaks]

I appreciate how it's explained in this video to simply measure around the narrowest part of the waist, but it makes me wonder why so many other videos and articles stipulate the halfway point between the ribs and hip bones. Are the former and the latter measurements not basically the same thing?

[dhairyasheelgole]

With respect to waist measurement, what are the instructions about drawing the abdomen in / exhaling etc. at the time of measurement?

[joeltan]

hi Dr, is this waist & hip ratio accurate for people below age 10yrs or above age 75yrs?

[jabarify]

Thanks for the video it's really helpful. My only question is should the same exact way of measuring used for men when measuring the radio?

[silvanapetrozzi]

My waist to hip ratio is 29 inch waist and 34 inch hips yet my bmi is perfect almost underweight what does that mean? I can’t believe I’m only 5ft almost underweight but that stupid waist to hip ratio makes me at risk

[uxqubzd]

What is the ideal ratio? And do you do it in cm or inches?

[used_napkinss]

I noticed you were measuring with a tighter measurement slightly caving into the fat 🤔

[hassanh]

hello, what difrent between hip measurements and ilium measurements?

[andrewsherlock]

Is it OK if the narrowest point is just below the rib cage? Or is that too high?

[TheMrBennito]

thank yo, yet I am a bit confused here. This measurement simply measures at the 'narrow' point, easily detected when you would move the tape measure up/down. It is, as in the video, also easily detected just by looking at the body. Yet I have also understood that one should measure just 2 cm above the belly button. That is a lower point than in this video, and NOT the narrow point of the waist. It also means one will always measure more cm than at the point in your video. So what to do?

[chestnut]

Hey, how would you measure this if you have violin hips or hip dips? the widest part of my buttocks is also where y hips dip in so do I measure buttocks, hipbone or legbone as all 3 protude.

[evanhadkins]

Do you have the healthy ranges for measurements done this way? There seem to be a couple of different sets of the healthy range and this may be due to the different ways of measuring. But I can't find which ways of measuring relate to which set of healthy ranges. The too sets vary by about 5%.

[gerardgarnett]

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[kd-mrdc]

My waist is 26 or 25.6, better to take 26cm and hip 35cm (i take the place where hip dips are in) and the result is 0.74 is my result is good? And please tell me how i measure hips. I really don't no that. Lol😂
Edited: I think my math is wrong please can anyone find my ratio. Measurements are already here. Help

[VedaSay]

you are wrong about the narrow part of the waist, it's inverse! 🤣🤣🤣🤣