Introduction

Waist
Hip
WHR
Formula

ASSESSMENT OF WAIST HIP RATIO OF SELECTED SUBJECTS IN

RURAL AREA

AIM
To assess the Waist Hip Ratio of selected subjects in rural area and find out the
health condition of the given data.

METHOD
Valuable W aist Hip Ratio measurements include Waist circumference(cm),
Hip circumference (cm), WHR and finding the category by comparing them with
standard values of WHO and Asian.

SAMPLE SIZE
 ____________ subjects were selected in rural area
 Both male and female
 Waist Hip Ratio (WHR) Measurements

S.NO # AGE GENDER WAIST HIP WAIST / HIP WHR Cat

CIRCUMFEREN CIRCUMFER RATIO (WHR)
CE (CM) ENCE (CM)
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S.NO # AGE GENDER WAIST HIP WAIST / HIP WHR Cat
CIRCUMFEREN CIRCUMFER RATIO (WHR)
CE (CM) ENCE (CM)
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S.NO # AGE GENDER WAIST HIP WAIST / HIP WHR Cat
 CIRCUMFEREN CIRCUMFER RATIO (WHR)
CE (CM) ENCE (CM)
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RESULT
The respective quality assessment is made on the pooled data of all measures
and should include,
 Waist Circumference
 Hip circumference
 Waist Hip Ratio (WHR)
ABBREVIATION

N - Normal
UN - Underweight
O - Obese

WHR Category & Percentage

FREQUENC FREQUENC
CATEGORY Y PERCENTAG Y PERCENTAG
(WHO) E (ASIAN) E
1--NORAML
(0.81-0.85)
2--
 UNDERWEIGH
T
(LOW) (below
0.80)
3--OBESE
(Above 0.85)
TOTAL

DISCUSSION (sample)
According to World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, the BMI
calculated of the general rural population indicated that 57.5% of the subjects are
optimally