What does Waist-Hip Ratio do that other Health pages on this site do not?

Ratio = waist ÷ hip. Tip bands differ for male/female (WHO-style). Estimate only. Not medical advice. Short version: Waist/hip ratio with sex-aware tip.

Does Waist-Hip Ratio upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Waist-Hip Ratio runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Hip > 0. Sex selects tip bands. Not medical advice.

Should I use BMI Calculator instead of Waist-Hip Ratio?

Use Waist-Hip Ratio when you need Waist/hip ratio with sex-aware tip. Use BMI Calculator when you need Body mass index in metric or imperial units. They share a category (Health) but not the same job.

What are the limits of Waist-Hip Ratio?

Hip > 0. Sex selects tip bands. Not medical advice. Also: Ratio = waist ÷ hip. Tip bands differ for male/female (WHO-style). Estimate only. Not medical advice.

Waist-Hip Ratio

Waist/hip ratio with sex-aware tip.

Ratio = waist ÷ hip. Tip bands differ for male/female (WHO-style). Estimate only. Not medical advice.

What Waist-Hip Ratio does

Ratio = waist ÷ hip. Tip bands differ for male/female (WHO-style). Estimate only. Not medical advice.

Waist-Hip Ratio sits in the Health group on purpose. It is not BMI Calculator (Body mass index in metric or imperial units.) and not Ideal Body Weight (Devine IBW with lb and sex.). Choose this page when you need Waist/hip ratio with sex-aware tip. If you stretch Waist-Hip Ratio into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use Waist-Hip Ratio

Confirm you need Waist-Hip Ratio, not BMI Calculator (Body mass index in metric or imperial units.). Address: /health/waist-hip-ratio.
Enter the numbers or dates Waist-Hip Ratio uses. Waist/hip ratio with sex-aware tip.
Read the result as Waist-Hip Ratio defines it — not as Ideal Body Weight (Devine IBW with lb and sex.). Ratio = waist ÷ hip. Tip bands differ for male/female (WHO-style). Estimate only. Not medical advice.
Waist-Hip Ratio is an estimate in the browser, not professional advice. Hip > 0. Sex selects tip bands. Not medical advice.
Need a different formula? Try Ideal Body Weight (Devine IBW with lb and sex.) instead of stretching Waist-Hip Ratio.

When not to use Waist-Hip Ratio

Skip Waist-Hip Ratio when a neighbor tool matches better — start with BMI Calculator or Ideal Body Weight — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Ratio = waist ÷ hip. Tip bands differ for male/female (WHO-style). Estimate only. Not medical advice.

Questions about Waist-Hip Ratio

What does Waist-Hip Ratio do that other Health pages on this site do not?: Ratio = waist ÷ hip. Tip bands differ for male/female (WHO-style). Estimate only. Not medical advice. Short version: Waist/hip ratio with sex-aware tip.
Does Waist-Hip Ratio upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Waist-Hip Ratio runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Hip > 0. Sex selects tip bands. Not medical advice.
Should I use BMI Calculator instead of Waist-Hip Ratio?: Use Waist-Hip Ratio when you need Waist/hip ratio with sex-aware tip. Use BMI Calculator when you need Body mass index in metric or imperial units. They share a category (Health) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Waist-Hip Ratio?: Hip > 0. Sex selects tip bands. Not medical advice. Also: Ratio = waist ÷ hip. Tip bands differ for male/female (WHO-style). Estimate only. Not medical advice.