Experts are now claiming that your Waist/Height Ratio is a far more accurate way of measuring healthy weight than the traditional BMI. Not to be confused with your Waist/Hip Ratio (WHR), your WHtR calculates your body fat distribution and can be a significant early indicator of risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke. WHtR is better predictor tool than waist circumference alone.
This remain the same for men and women.
BMI doesn’t make allowances for the distribution of fat around the body.
| WHtR Range | < 0.45 | 0.45 to 0.50 | 0.51 to 0.55 | 0.56 to 0.60 | 0.61 & above |
| Interpretation | OK | Preventive Care | Grade I Risk | Grade II Risk | Grade III Risk |
Ashwell, Margaret, and Sigrid Gibson. “Waist-to-height ratio as an indicator of ‘early health risk’: simpler and more predictive than using a ‘matrix’ based on BMI and waist circumference.” BMJ open vol. 6,3 e010159. 14 Mar. 2016, doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010159