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There are multiple size types, designed to fit somewhat different body shapes. Variations include the height of the person's torso (known as back length), whether the bust, waist, and hips are straighter (characteristic of teenagers) or curvier (like many adult women), and whether the bust is higher or lower (characteristic of younger and older women, respectively).
“Women should shoot for a waist circumference of under 35 inches and 40 inches for men," she adds. Waist circumference is a more accurate way to assess the risk for obesity-related health issues ...
Waist-to-height ratio: the average ratio for US college competitive swimmers is 0.424 (women) and 0.428 (men); the ratios for a (US) normally healthy man or woman is 0.46–0.53 and 0.45–0.49 respectively; the ratio ranges beyond 0.63 for morbidly obese individuals. [15]
The waist-to-height ratio (WHtR, [a] or WSR: waist-to-stature ratio) is the waist circumference divided by body height, both measured in the same units. WHtR is a measure of the distribution of body fat. Higher values of WHtR indicate higher risk of obesity-related cardiovascular diseases, which are correlated with abdominal obesity. [1]
In human body measurement, these three sizes are the circumferences of the bust, waist and hips; usually rendered as xx–yy–zz in inches, or centimeters. The three sizes are used mostly in fashion, and almost exclusively in reference to women, [1] who, compared to men, are more likely to have a narrow waist relative to their hips.
PS 45-71 - Young Men's clothing; PS 54-72 - Girls Clothing; ASTM D5585-95 (2001) ASTM D6829-02 (2008) ASTM D5585-11 (2011) (withdrawn, 2020) ASTM D6240-98; ASTM D6960-04 – Women's Plus sizes (2004) There is no mandatory clothing size or labeling standard in the US, though a series of voluntary standards have been in place since the 1930s.
Ranges of healthy body roundness have been established to accurately classify people with healthy fat mass compared to obese people who are at risk for morbidities. [ 1 ] Compared to traditional metrics, such as the body mass index (BMI), (which uses weight and height), BRI may improve predictions of the amount of body fat and the volume of ...
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