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  2. Abdominal obesity - Wikipedia

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    Silhouettes and waist circumferences representing normal, overweight, and obese. There are various ways of measuring abdominal obesity including: Absolute waist circumference (>102 cm (40 in) in men and >88 cm (35 in) in women) [78] Waist–hip ratio (the circumference of the waist divided by that of the hips of >0.9 for men and >0.85 for women ...

  3. Body shape - Wikipedia

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    Body image – Aesthetic perception of one's own body; Body proportions – Proportions of the human body in art; Body mass index – Relative weight based on mass and height (BMI) Bust/waist/hip measurements – Measures used for fitting clothing ("Vital statistics") Dad bod – Slang term for a body shape particular to middle-aged men

  4. Physical attractiveness - Wikipedia

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    The goddess has been associated with sexuality, love, and fertility. [ 5 ][ 6 ][ 7 ] Xi Shi (西施), born 506 BC, was one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China. [ 8 ] Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful.

  5. Female body shape - Wikipedia

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    Female body shape or female figure is the cumulative product of a woman's bone structure along with the distribution of muscle and fat on the body. Female figures are typically narrower at the waist than at the bust and hips. The bust, waist, and hips are called inflection points, and the ratios of their circumferences are used to define basic ...

  6. Waist-to-height ratio - Wikipedia

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    Human body weight. A person's waist-to-height ratio – occasionally written WHtR[a] – or called waist-to-stature ratio (WSR), is defined as their waist circumference divided by their height, both measured in the same units. It is used as a predictor of obesity-related cardiovascular disease. The WHtR is a measure of the distribution of body fat.

  7. Waist - Wikipedia

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    228775. Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] Waist-to-hip ratios. The waist is the part of the abdomen between the rib cage and hips. On people with slim bodies, the waist is the narrowest part of the torso. Waistline refers to the horizontal line where the waist is narrowest, or to the general appearance of the waist.

  8. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    As in other Mannerist works, the proportions of the body – here the neck – are exaggerated for artistic effect. Body proportions is the study of artistic anatomy, which attempts to explore the relation of the elements of the human body to each other and to the whole. These ratios are used in depictions of the human figure and may become ...

  9. Vanity sizing - Wikipedia

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    Vanity sizing, or size inflation, is the phenomenon of ready-to-wear clothing of the same nominal size becoming bigger in physical size over time. [1][2][3] This has been documented primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. [4] The use of US standard clothing sizes by manufacturers as the official guidelines for clothing sizes was ...