1. Frame size
This is an important item for your data base (see earlier blogs on Obesity simplex).
The frame size of a person relates to the size of their bones and of the muscles attached to them (skeletal musculature).It can be read from the table for height to wrist ratio below.

Table for frame size based on height –to- wrist circumference ratio

(Frame size) ------ Male height to wrist ratio ----------Female height to wrist ratio
Small--------------- larger than 10.4 -------------------- larger than 11.0
Medium ----------- 9.6 to 10.4 -------------------------- 10.1 to 11.0
Large-------------- smaller than 9.6--------------------- smaller than 10.1

You can assess your frame size by following the example below.
Example:
Assessing Miss C. Green’s frame size
Wrist circumference = 6.5 inches = 6.5 x 2.54 centimetres
= 16.51 centimetres
Height = 1.6764 metres =167.64 centimetres

Ratio of height to wrist = 167.64 divided by 16.51
= 10.1538
Frame size = Medium

See 3rd row of right hand column in table above.

2. Waist –to –Hip Ratio (WHR)
Whenever I play around with the acronym (WHR) I invariably end up with “Waist: Health Raider”! Perhaps the following may explain why.

The WHR indicates simply if there is more fat in the upper body (upper body fat, abdominal fat) or in the lower body (around hips and thighs, lower body fat).

It is now well established that upper body obesity (independent of total body fat) is linked with increased risks of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and some forms of cancer.

Note that one may be neither overweight nor obese (as assessed by BMI index; see Obesity simplex: Facing up to its reality) and yet be carrying surplus abdominal fat!

Smoking and alcohol consumption may encourage fat deposition in the abdominal region.

You can obtain your WHR by following the example below. (Note you may use centimetres or inches)

Example:
Assessing Miss C. Green’s WHR

Waist circumference (at its largest) = 32 inches

Hips circumference (at its largest) = 41 inches

WHR = 32 divided by 41 = 0.780 = within acceptable (healthy) range

WHR and obesity-related health problems risks

In general terms, the following WHR should be aimed for:

Women: less than 0.80

Men: less than 0.95

NOTE

If you exceed either of the above 2 figures (more especially by a ‘largish’ margin) and are quite far away from your health promoting weight range (HPWR) you would be well advised to consider putting the RELIED 500 Cal. Plan (see: Obesity simplex: Facing up to its reality) into operation.