waistline

[sunspot1996]

I'm 6 feet 2 inches tall and have a 49 inch waistline. What should my waistline be at my height? I also weigh 250 lbs.

[lesa]

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.