Waist-to-Height-Ratio Calculator

Kirsten Schindler
Tue Jun 23 15:56:05 2015

Waist-to-Height-Ratio (WtHR)

The WtHR is a measure of the distribution of body fat and is defined as the person's waist circumference divided by the person's height (both in cm).

\[ WtHR = \frac{waist\ circumference}{ height }\ \]

Higher values of the WtHR indicate a higher risk of cardiovascular diseases.

WtHR Calculation

WtHR_calculator <- function(height, waist){
        WtHR <- waist/height
        return(WtHR)

}
WtHR_calculator(171, 90)

[1] 0.5263158

WtHR Classification

wthr class

WtHR - Shiny App

  • the user has to enter his or her age, waist cirumference and height
  • The App calculates the WtHR and shows the “weight class”

The application can be found under: https://keyshin.shinyapps.io/WtHR

References

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waist-to-height_ratio
  2. http://www.gewichtstabellen.com/whtr-der-bmi-von-morgen/