Waist-to-Hip Ratio: Age Trend
Median waist-to-hip ratio generally rises across age groups, from 0.882 to about 1.02 for US men and from 0.815 to about 0.92 for US women.
Data source: NHANES (CDC), derived WHR percentiles About this study
Waist-to-Hip Ratio Body Composition Trend
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Waist-to-Hip Ratio Median Values
| Age | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 20-24 | 0.882 | 0.815 |
| 25-29 | 0.922 | 0.841 |
| 30-34 | 0.932 | 0.886 |
| 35-39 | 0.954 | 0.866 |
| 40-44 | 0.963 | 0.884 |
| 45-49 | 0.987 | 0.883 |
| 50-54 | 0.999 | 0.906 |
| 55-59 | 1.002 | 0.919 |
| 60-64 | 1.005 | 0.909 |
| 65-69 | 1.020 | 0.926 |
| 70-74 | 1.025 | 0.915 |
| 75-79 | 1.026 | 0.919 |
| 80+ | 1.020 | 0.918 |