Table 4.

Percentage of Irish adults aged 18–64 years, males and females, with varying levels of risk for CVD as defined by waist:hip ratio^*, according to age group, in 2001 and 2011^†

	Age group (years)
	18–64			18–35			36–50			51–64
	2001	2011		2001	2011		2001	2011		2001	2011
	%	%	% change	%	%	% change	%	%	% change	%	%	% change
Males
n	491	530		197	231		167	174		127	125
Normal risk	77·8	65·8	12·0	89·3	84·8	4·5	77·8	58·0	19·8	59·8	41·6	18·2
Increased risk	22·2	34·2		10·7	15·2		22·2	42·0		40·2	58·4
P value‡		<0·001			0·170			<0·001			0·004
Females
n	627	570		244	234		251	204		132	132
Normal risk	57·9	33·5	24·4	72·1	46·2	25·9	52·2	28·4	23·8	42·4	18·9	23·5
Increased risk	42·1	66·5		27·9	53·8		47·8	71·6		57·6	81·1
P value‡		<0·001			<0·001			<0·001			<0·001

n, sample size; WHR, waist:hip ratio.

^*Normal risk: WHR <0·95 for men and <0·80 for women; increased risk: WHR ≥0·95 for men and ≥0·80 for women.

^†Data for for 2001 from North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey (NSIFCS, 2001); data for 2011 from National Adult Nutrition Survey (NANS, 2011). ‡Cross-tabs (χ ²) test.