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Measure your waist at or above the belly button for the best measurement.Comstock/Comstock/Getty Images
Stand up. Keep the measuring tape level and wrap completely around the narrowest part of your waist, usually on or slightly above your belly button. Jot down the measurement in inches. - 2
Place the measuring tape at the widest part of your hips for accuracy.Medioimages/Photodisc/Photodisc/Getty Images
Measure at the widest part of your hips, around the buttocks. Note the measurement. - 3
For men, a waist to hip ratio of 1.0 is ideal. For women, the ideal is 0.8.Hemera Technologies/Photos.com/Getty Images
Divide your waist measurement by your hip measurement. You now have your waist to hip ratio.
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