To calculate the upper limit of the waist to height ratio:
men: height in inches multiplied by 0.55.
women: height in inches multiplied by 0.53
so you would be:
men: 74 x 0.55 = 40.7 inches upper limit for waistline
women: 74 x 0.53 = 39.22 inches upper limit for waistline
Here is an okay website discussing about it to heart disease risk: [url]http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20050606/waist-height-ratio-may-show-heart-disease-risk[/url]
In many cases it's better than using BMI.
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