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Descriptor
English
:
Waist-Hip Ratio
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Relación Cintura-Cadera
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Relação Cintura-Quadril
Synonyms
English
:
WHR
Tree Number:
E01.370.600.115.100.960
E05.041.124.946
G07.100.100.960
SP6.011.042.048.079
Definition
English
:
The
waist circumference
measurement divided by the
hip
circumference measurement. For both
men
and
women
, a waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) of 1.0 or higher is considered "at risk" for undesirable
health
consequences, such as
heart
disease
and ailments associated with
OVERWEIGHT
. A healthy WHR is 0.90 or less for
men
, and 0.80 or less for
women
. (National Center for
Chronic Disease
Prevention and
Health Promotion
, 2004)
See Related
English
:
Body Fat Distribution
History Note
English
:
2005; use BODY CONSTITUTION 1994-2004
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
38802
Unique Identifier:
D049629
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