Comments on: Poor man’s BMI http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/poor_mans_bmi/ How to start a clothing line or run the one you have, better. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:13:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: LizPf http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/poor_mans_bmi/comment-page-1/#comment-18234 LizPf Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:32:24 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2005/11/poor_mans_bmi/#comment-18234 I agree that BMI is close to useless, it's just a simplified version of the life insurance company weight tables from the 1960s. But the WHR is suspect too. Women come in different shapes. I have a friend who is seriously pear-shaped. I haven't measured her but she may have a 32" waist and 48" hips. Her WRH is 0.67 ... but I doubt she's in better health than a thin petite young woman with a waist of 23" and hips 30" (WHR 0.77). For health reasons, I like body fat percentages best. I agree that BMI is close to useless, it’s just a simplified version of the life insurance company weight tables from the 1960s.

But the WHR is suspect too.

Women come in different shapes. I have a friend who is seriously pear-shaped. I haven’t measured her but she may have a 32″ waist and 48″ hips. Her WRH is 0.67 … but I doubt she’s in better health than a thin petite young woman with a waist of 23″ and hips 30″ (WHR 0.77).

For health reasons, I like body fat percentages best.

]]> By: Marie-Christine http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/poor_mans_bmi/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 Marie-Christine Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:22:58 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2005/11/poor_mans_bmi/#comment-1010 No, that's not unfortunate, it's well known: waist/hip ratio should be no more than 1.0 for men, and 0.8 for women. A math refresher: multiply your hip measurement by the desired ratio to find your max waist size.. No, that’s not unfortunate, it’s well known: waist/hip ratio should be no more than 1.0 for men, and 0.8 for women.
A math refresher: multiply your hip measurement by the desired ratio to find your max waist size..

]]> By: jeanette http://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/poor_mans_bmi/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 jeanette Tue, 08 Nov 2005 20:36:50 +0000 http://www.fashion-incubator.com/2005/11/poor_mans_bmi/#comment-1009 Unfortunately the waist:hip ratio is mainly based on the male form, as is most medical research (the theorhetical 70kilo male). As you may know the male hip and waist are usually very similar numbers with an ideal of 1.0 for the ratio. For women (if my memory serves me correctly) 0.75 is the preferred number for women. BMI is really only useful for white adults. It also is not a great number to use for pregnant people, body builders and children. Unfortunately the waist:hip ratio is mainly based on the male form, as is most medical research (the theorhetical 70kilo male). As you may know the male hip and waist are usually very similar numbers with an ideal of 1.0 for the ratio. For women (if my memory serves me correctly) 0.75 is the preferred number for women.
BMI is really only useful for white adults. It also is not a great number to use for pregnant people, body builders and children.

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