Body size · LIVE
Waist–hip ratio
WHR
Compute waist–hip ratio (WHR) as waist circumference divided by hip circumference after the same unit normalize, following the WHO 2011 expert consultation report.
Markdown: /docs/whr.md · Canonical: https://magentlab.com/docs/whr
Not a medical device. Not a diagnosis, dose, or listing recommendation.
What it computes
Compute waist–hip ratio (WHR) as waist circumference divided by hip circumference after the same unit normalize, following the WHO 2011 expert consultation report.
When to use
When an agent needs the published waist–hip ratio and must not apply obesity or sex-specific WHR cutoffs, assign a body-fat percentage, or invent a cardiovascular diagnosis.
When not to use
- Not a medical device. magent does not measure the patient.
- Not a body-fat or cardiovascular diagnosis. The 200 is the waist–hip ratio only.
- Does not apply later obesity or sex-specific WHR cutoffs from the WHO 2011 report.
Formula
WHR = waist_cm / hip_cm
Citation
- Authors
- World Health Organization
- Source
- Geneva: World Health Organization; 2011
- DOI
- none
Worked example
waist 80 cm, hip 100 cm
Given:
hip_cm=100waist_cm=80
- WHR = 80 / 100 = 0.80
Also searched as
- waist hip ratio
- waist-to-hip ratio
- WHR
- waist to hip
- WHO waist hip
- waist–hip ratio
- hip circumference ratio
Try
Opens the live endpoint. Unpaid browser requests show the paywall; agents should send Accept: application/json.
/api/calc/whr?waist_cm=80&hip_cm=100
Full URL: https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/whr?waist_cm=80&hip_cm=100
Call
Expect HTTP 402 until you retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. Incomplete query params
return HTTP 400 before any quote or charge.
curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" "https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/whr?waist_cm=80&hip_cm=100"
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
waist_cm |
number | optional | Waist circumference in centimeters (40-200). Provide waist_cm or waist_in. |
hip_cm |
number | optional | Hip circumference in centimeters (40-200). Provide hip_cm or hip_in. |
waist_in |
number | optional | Waist circumference in inches. Converted as cm = in * 2.54. |
hip_in |
number | optional | Hip circumference in inches. Converted as cm = in * 2.54. |
Bulk (POST)
POST the same path with a JSON items array. The first item is the GET unit; each additional item is $0.002. Invalid items return HTTP 400 before settlement.
- 1 to 25 items. Each item uses the same keys as the GET query parameters.
- POST of 1 item costs the same as GET. Lists longer than 25: chunk into multiple POSTs. Extra items still execute; do not pad dummy rows.
- The first invalid item fails the whole request (index in the 400 JSON). You are not charged.
- HTTP 200 is {count, path, items}. Each items[i] is the GET 200 body for that row.
- Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) stay paid 200s inside that slot.
- x402 resource URL is this path plus n and body_sha256. Browsers that prefer text/html get the same paywall as GET; Pay retries POST with the same items.
Example request (fixture)
{
"items": [
{
"hip_cm": "100",
"waist_cm": "80"
},
{
"hip_cm": "100",
"waist_cm": "80"
}
]
}
Opens a two-item fixture on the API host. Unpaid browsers get the same MetaMask paywall as GET; Pay retries POST with those items.
Example 200 (fixture)
{
"count": 2,
"path": "/api/calc/whr",
"items": [
{
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"citation": {
"authors": "World Health Organization",
"id": "who-2011",
"pmid": "22184524",
"source": "Geneva: World Health Organization; 2011",
"title": "Waist circumference and waist–hip ratio: report of a WHO expert consultation, Geneva, 8–11 December 2008"
},
"formula": "whr",
"formula_expression": "WHR = waist_cm / hip_cm",
"waist_cm": 80.0,
"hip_cm": 100.0,
"whr": 0.8
},
{
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"citation": {
"authors": "World Health Organization",
"id": "who-2011",
"pmid": "22184524",
"source": "Geneva: World Health Organization; 2011",
"title": "Waist circumference and waist–hip ratio: report of a WHO expert consultation, Geneva, 8–11 December 2008"
},
"formula": "whr",
"formula_expression": "WHR = waist_cm / hip_cm",
"waist_cm": 80.0,
"hip_cm": 100.0,
"whr": 0.8
}
]
}
Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
formula |
string | whr |
formula_expression |
string | Exact expression used |
waist_cm |
number | Normalized waist circumference in cm |
hip_cm |
number | Normalized hip circumference in cm |
whr |
number | Waist–hip ratio, 2 decimals. Ratio only; not a cutoff band. |
citation |
object | WHO 2011 expert consultation citation |
disclaimer |
string | Not-a-device notice |
Example JSON
Machine form of the same example. Frozen fixture. Not a live lookup.
{
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"citation": {
"authors": "World Health Organization",
"id": "who-2011",
"pmid": "22184524",
"source": "Geneva: World Health Organization; 2011",
"title": "Waist circumference and waist–hip ratio: report of a WHO expert consultation, Geneva, 8–11 December 2008"
},
"formula": "whr",
"formula_expression": "WHR = waist_cm / hip_cm",
"waist_cm": 80.0,
"hip_cm": 100.0,
"whr": 0.8
}
Client errors (HTTP 400)
Invalid params return 400 without charge. Shared HTTP 402 and 503 meanings: Payments.
| HTTP | Code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | invalid_waist_range |
waist_cm must be a number from 40 to 200. Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_hip_range |
hip_cm must be a number from 40 to 200. Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_items |
POST body must be a JSON object with only an items array Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_item_count |
items must be an array of 1 to 25 objects Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
| 400 | invalid_item |
each items entry must be a JSON object Returned before settlement; you are not charged. |
Related tools
- BMI — Compute Keys/Quetelet body-mass index from height and weight, plus a WHO adult band.
- RFM — Compute Woolcott 2018 relative fat mass (RFM) from height, waist circumference, and sex as an estimator of whole-body fat percentage.
- BRI — Compute Thomas 2013 body roundness index from height and waist by modeling the body as an ellipse.
Payment
Unpaid requests return HTTP 402 even if query parameters or POST items are missing or invalid, so CDP and agents can index the path. After a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid params return HTTP 400 JSON before settlement. magent does not charge. Fix the params, then request a new 402 quote for that complete URL. Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) are valid paid 200s. Unpaid valid requests return HTTP 402 with a base64
PAYMENT-REQUIRED
header. HTTP 503 is not a new quote: retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. Full handshake
and shared payment errors: Payments.
Stdio MCP: /docs/mcp.
Guarantees
- HTTP 402 is unpaid, including a missing query. After PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid parameters return HTTP 400 before settlement. You are not charged. HTTP 402 never includes the tool JSON.
- exact: settlement finishes before the tool (paymentFlow upfront). batch-settlement: verify/deposit before the tool; chargedCumulativeAmount commits after HTTP 2xx. Uncertain or failed settlement fails closed (HTTP 503). Retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.
- HTTP 402 is unpaid only. Do not sign a second authorization because of a 503.
- Execution is timeout-bounded and concurrency-capped.
- Calculator inputs are stored encrypted for allowlisted operators (Magent Console). They are not in public logs, SSH lookups, catalog, or rollups. Request logs store path without query.