Waist-to-Height Ratio Calculator

WHtR — keep your waist under half your height.

Result

WHtR0.486
CategoryHealthy
Target waist (<0.5)under 88 cm

Waist-to-Height Ratio Calculator — FAQs

What is a healthy waist-to-height ratio?

Under 0.5 — 'keep your waist to less than half your height'. NICE recommends WHtR alongside BMI since it captures central fat, which drives cardiometabolic risk.

Healthy waist-to-height ratio?

Keep waist under half your height (<0.5). Above 0.6 indicates high cardiometabolic risk — a stronger predictor than BMI.

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