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waist-hip ratio

dimensionless ratio of the circumference of the waist to that of the hips
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waist-hip ratio

Summary

waist-hip ratio is a biomedical measurand type[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of biomedical_measurand_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (843 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • waist-hip ratio's image is recorded as Waist-hip ratio.svg[3].
  • waist-hip ratio's instance of is recorded as biomedical measurand type[4].
  • waist-hip ratio's subclass of is recorded as anthropometric index[5].
  • waist-hip ratio's part of is recorded as bust/waist/hip measurements[6].
  • waist-hip ratio's has use is recorded as body fat distribution[7].
  • waist-hip ratio's Commons category is recorded as Waist-hip ratio[8].
  • waist-hip ratio's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D049629[9].
  • waist-hip ratio's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/096k24[10].
  • waist-hip ratio's MeSH tree code is recorded as E01.370.600.115.100.960[11].
  • waist-hip ratio's MeSH tree code is recorded as E05.041.124.946[12].
  • waist-hip ratio's MeSH tree code is recorded as G07.100.100.960[13].
  • waist-hip ratio's described by source is recorded as Waist-hip ratio is the dominant risk factor predicting cardiovascular death in Australia[14].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WHR'}[15].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'RTH'}[16].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ICM'}[17].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'THR'}[18].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'THV'}[19].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'ICC'}[20].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'ICQ'}[21].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'RCQ'}[22].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-pt', 'text': 'RCA'}[23].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'СТБ'}[24].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ИТБ'}[25].
  • waist-hip ratio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'СТС'}[26].
  • waist-hip ratio's different from is recorded as waistline[27].

Why It Matters

waist-hip ratio ranks in the top 4% of biomedical_measurand_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (843 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). waist-hip ratio. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/waist-hip-ratio
MLA “waist-hip ratio.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/waist-hip-ratio.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_waist-hip-ratio_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{waist-hip ratio}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/waist-hip-ratio}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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