Online Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) / Pear or Apple Shape Calculator

This online Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) calculator takes your gender, waist circumference and hip circumference and calculates the Waist-Hip Ratio. Waist-Hip Ratio is used to as a guideline to identify the obesity. Obesity is directly proportional to health risks.

Using the Waist-Hip Ratio calculator

1. Select your Gender.
2. Enter your waist circumference. Waist circumference should be between 20 to 100 inches (or) 50 to 250 centimeters.
3. Enter your hip circumference. Hip circumference should be between 20 to 100 inches (or) 50 to 250 centimeters.
4. Then, click the Calculate Waist-Hip Ratio button. The Waist-Hip Ratio will be calculated and the result will be displayed in the box below the button.

NOTE: Waist-Hip Ratio is not for people with high muscular body like the body builders, as their waist circumference will me more than the hip circumference because of muscular tissues. WHR seems to be more efficient predictor of mortality in older people (>75 years of age) than BMI.

Measuring your waist and hip circumference

1. Be relaxed.
2. Wear little cloth as possible.
3. Stand straight with your feet close together.
4. Keep your arms at the sides.
5. Take the measurement after the end of a normal expiration.
6. Measuring Waist: Measure the smallest circumference of the waist, one inch above the belly button. Repeat the measurements twice and take the average.
7. Measuring Hip: Measure the widest circumference of the buttocks or hip. Repeat the measurements twice and take the average.

The waist to hip ratio abbreviated as WHR is the ration of the circumference of the waist to the circumference of the hip. Both the measurements should be either in SI system or in metric system. WHR is used as an indicator of health as well as a measurement of obesity. Based on this ratio, the body shape of the people are divided into two categories, apple-shaped and pear-shaped

Formula

WHR = waist circumference ÷ hip circumference.

Pear and Apple

Waist-Hip Ratio divides people into two shapes Pear Shaped and Apple Shaped.

Pear

Pear shaped bodies has more fat around the hip section of the body. Fat around the hip section tends to be less harmful than the fat around the waist section. So, pear shaped bodies are less risky for serious health conditions.

Apple

Apple shaped body has more fat around the waist section of the body. Fat around the waist tends to be high in risk for serious health conditions

Waist-Hip Ratio cut-off points (range)

• About waist–hip ratio at wikipedia.org.
• World Health Organization (WHO).