Step 1: Stand up straight and accurately measure hip circumference and waist circumference.
Step 2: The waist circumference is based on the larger buttocks, and the hip circumference is based on the thinner waist.
Step 3: Divide the hip size by the waist size to get the waist-hip ratio.
The standard waist-to-hip ratio of women is 0.75~0.8. If it exceeds this category, it can be regarded as waist-to-abdomen obesity (for example, the hip circumference of women is 75 cm, the waist circumference is 90 cm, and the waist-to-hip ratio is 0.83, which means waist-to-abdomen obesity).
Human girth and health
Researchers from Tehran Medical University in Iran have studied the correlation between central obesity indicators such as waist circumference, hip circumference, thigh circumference and waist-hip ratio and the risk of death. It is found that central obesity (storing more fat around the abdomen) is highly correlated with the risk of premature death caused by any reason, but overall fat has nothing to do with it. Conversely, high hip and thigh fat reduces the risk of all-cause death.
Every increase in waist circumference 10 cm increases the risk of all-cause death11%; Every increase in waist-hip ratio of 0. 1 unit increases the risk of death by 20%. The correlation between the two is stronger among women.
When the thigh circumference increased by 5 cm, the total death risk decreased 18%, the hip circumference increased 10cm, and the risk decreased 10%. This correlation is more significant in women, but not in men.