During assessment, the nurse measures the patient's waist to be 76 cm and hips circumference to be 86 cm.Calculating the waist-hip ratio, the nurse determines the patient to be:

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The waist-to-hip ratio reflects body fat distribution as an indicator of health risk.Obese individuals with a greater proportion of fat in the upper body, especially in the abdomen, have android obesity; obese individuals with most of their fat in the hips and thighs have gynoid obesity.Waist-to-hip ratio is calculated as follows:
 11ea644c_d313_2270_9252_c71bd1cbb364_TB6765_00 The patient's waist-to-hip ratio = 76/86 = 0.88
A waist-to-hip ratio of 1.0 or more in men or 0.8 or more in women is indicative of android (upper body obesity) and increasing risk for obesity-related diseases and early mortality.A waist circumference exceeding 89 cm (35 inches) in women and exceeding 102 cm (40 inches) in men increases risk for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

During Assessment, the Nurse Measures the Patient's Waist to Be