Kurt wetzelon may 15 2016 642 pm. Body fat estimate calculator. Experts say your ideal waist size should be no more than half your height in inches. A persons waist to height ratio whtr also called waist to stature ratio wsr is defined as their waist circumference divided by their height both measured in the same units. The whtr is a measure of the distribution of body fat. Measure your height and waist in either meters and centimeters or feet and inches enter your sex and hit calculate for an estimate.
It should be less than 50 in healthy adults. For example a person with a 28 in 71 cm waist and 5 ft 7 in 170 cm height has a waistheight ratio of 042. After you have both your height and your waist you can input your measurements into a simple equation to determine your waist to height ratio. Waist in inches divided by height in inches. Waist to height ratio calculator the waist to height ratio calculator is a measure of your body fat distribution. Complete measurement instructions are given below the tool.
Input your waist and height measurements into the equation. The equation to determine this ratio is. Ii find this height to waist calculator and results pretty accurate for the average person. Of course results will vary depending of factors like if you have a muscular body etc. The waist height ratio is calculated as waist measurement divided by height measurement w h. It uses w a ist to height ratio to estimate body fat percentage either measured by caliper or dxa scan.