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Index Waist-to-height ratio

A person's waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), occasionally written WtHR or called waist-to-stature ratio (WSR), is defined as their waist circumference divided by their height, both measured in the same units.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: Abdominal obesity, Adipose tissue, Allometry, Anthropometry, Body fat percentage, Body mass index, Body shape, Body shape index, Body water, Cardiovascular disease, CT scan, Disease, Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, Ethnicity, Hypertension, Iliac crest, Magnetic resonance imaging, Mortality rate, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, The Guardian, Type 2 diabetes, Waist–hip ratio, World Health Organization.

  2. Anthropometry
  3. Body shape
  4. Classification of obesity

Abdominal obesity

Abdominal obesity, also known as central obesity and truncal obesity, is the human condition of an excessive concentration of visceral fat around the stomach and abdomen to such an extent that it is likely to harm its bearer's health. Waist-to-height ratio and Abdominal obesity are Classification of obesity and medical signs.

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Adipose tissue

Adipose tissue (also known as body fat or simply fat) is a loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes.

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Allometry

Allometry (Ancient Greek "other", "measurement") is the study of the relationship of body size to shape, anatomy, physiology and behaviour, first outlined by Otto Snell in 1892, by D'Arcy Thompson in 1917 in On Growth and Form and by Julian Huxley in 1932.

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Anthropometry

Anthropometry refers to the measurement of the human individual.

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Body fat percentage

The body fat percentage of an organism is the total mass of its fat divided by its total body mass, multiplied by 100; body fat includes essential body fat and storage body fat. Waist-to-height ratio and body fat percentage are Classification of obesity and medical signs.

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Body mass index

Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. Waist-to-height ratio and Body mass index are body shape, Classification of obesity and medical signs.

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Body shape

Human body shape is a complex phenomenon with sophisticated detail and function. Waist-to-height ratio and body shape are Anthropometry.

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Body shape index

A Body Shape Index (ABSI) or simply body shape index (BSI) is a metric for assessing the health implications of a given human body height, mass and waist circumference (WC). Waist-to-height ratio and body shape index are body shape and Classification of obesity.

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Body water

In physiology, body water is the water content of an animal body that is contained in the tissues, the blood, the bones and elsewhere.

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Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.

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CT scan

A computed tomography scan (CT scan; formerly called computed axial tomography scan or CAT scan) is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body.

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Disease

A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury.

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Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, or DEXA) is a means of measuring bone mineral density (BMD) using spectral imaging.

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Ethnicity

An ethnicity or ethnic group is a group of people who identify with each other on the basis of perceived shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups.

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Hypertension

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.

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Iliac crest

The crest of the ilium (or iliac crest) is the superior border of the wing of ilium and the superiolateral margin of the greater pelvis.

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Magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes inside the body.

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Mortality rate

Mortality rate, or death rate, is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time.

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an executive non-departmental public body, in England, of the Department of Health and Social Care, that publishes guidelines in four areas.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes (T2D), formerly known as adult-onset diabetes, is a form of diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin.

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Waist–hip ratio

The waist–hip ratio or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is the dimensionless ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips. Waist-to-height ratio and waist–hip ratio are Anthropometry, body shape, Classification of obesity and medical signs.

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World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

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See also

Anthropometry

Body shape

Classification of obesity

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waist-to-height_ratio

Also known as Index of Central Obesity, WHtR, Waist-height ratio, Waist-to-stature ratio.