The waist-hip ratio wasn't just a good indicator of who had had a heart attack.

The percentage of women who became pregnant fell with increasing waist-hip ratio from 63% to 32%.

Further research is necessary to investigate mechanisms responsible for the low conception rate in normal weight women with an increased waist-hip ratio.

Our results suggest that the second is true: women with high waist-hip ratio have difficulty in becoming pregnant.

Those who are not obese often have a high waist-hip ratio.

Before puberty both males and females have a similar waist-hip ratio.

A low waist-hip ratio has often been seen as a sign of good health and reproductive potential.

Other measurements of fat distribution include the waist-hip ratio and body fat percentage.

Of these three measurements, only the waist-hip ratio takes account of the differences in body structure.

Central obesity is measured as increase in waist circumference or waist-hip ratio.