Objective To evaluate the feasibility of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) to reflect the body composition of people aged 60-69 years in Hubei minority areas.Methods A total of 398 eligible residents between 60-69 years old were selected through a stratified sampling method.Body height,weight,waist circumference,hip circumference and skinfold thickness were measured at the interview.Bland-Altman analysis was applied to estimate the consistency among WHtR,body mass index (BMI),waist-to-hip ratio (WHR),and Suzuki-changling formula.Results After standardization,the mean of WHtR and BMI was 0.007,the mean of WHtR and WHR was 0.007,and the mean of WHtR and Suzuki-changling formula was 0.711,which revealed that there were good consistency among WHtR,BMI,WHR and Suzuki-changling formula.Conclusions WHtR may serve as an typical index to reflect the body composition of people aged 60-69 years in Hubei minority areas.