The idea was based on results from medical studies that suggested a curvy waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7 or lower (meaning the waist is significantly narrower than the hips) is associated with higher ...

The idea was based on results from medical studies that suggested a curvy waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7 or lower (meaning the waist is significantly narrower than the hips) is associated with higher ...

They worked out a waist-to-hip ratio by dividing the waist measurement by the hip measurement. The average for this figure was 0.72. Narrow-waisted women had an average score of 0.68. Breast size ...

body mass index and waist to hip ratio with respect to their ability to predict other individual and multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional surveys.