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Body composition & weight

Body Type Calculator

Body shape classification from bust, waist and hip proportions.

This tool classifies body shape from the proportions between three measurements. The classification comes from apparel research and is useful for choosing clothes.

It is not a health measure and says nothing about fitness, body composition or disease risk.

Your details

Typical range: 50 – 200

At the narrowest point for women, at navel level for men.

Typical range: 40 – 200

At the widest point of the hips.

Typical range: 50 – 200

The values you enter are calculated in your browser only — nothing is stored or transmitted.

Fill in your details and press calculate — your result will appear here.

Formula and method

The FFIT method — an ordered decision sequence based on the differences between the three measurements. The order matters and decides borderline shapes.

Formula used

Female Figure Identification Technique (FFIT) shape classification

Assumptions and limits

  • The classification was derived for female figures.

Scientific sources

  1. Simmons K, Istook CL, Devarajan P. “Female Figure Identification Technique (FFIT) for Apparel Part I: Describing Female Shapes.” Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management. 2004;4(1):1-16.