The present study entitled “Correlation of waist- hip ratio with signs and symptoms of menopausal women” aimed to
determine the prevalence rate of obesity among the selected menopausal women and to find out the relationship between WaistHip Ratio (WHR) and signs and symptoms of the menopausal women was carried out in the three areas Mahewa, Indalpur and
Dandi of Prayagraj. A total of one hundred and fifty-five female respondents were randomly selected and classified between
three groups pre, peri and post-menopausal groups for the study and were personally interviewed with the help of pre-structured
schedule. After observation it was found that out of 155 respondents, 80.64 percent women were having more than 0.85 WHR
and 19.35 percent women were having less than 0.85 WHR.
