Table 6.
Waist circumference related to life style
| Females | Males | |||||||
| Variables | Waist circumference, cm | Waist circumference, cm | ||||||
| N | Mean | 95%CI | P-trend | N | Mean | 95%CI | P-trend | |
| Regularity of breakfast* | ||||||||
| Every day | 2539 | 70.1 | 69.8–70.4 | -- | 2840 | 75.5 | 75.2–75.8 | -- |
| 4–6 days per week | 543 | 70.8 | 70.1–71.4 | -- | 404 | 76.4 | 75.6–77.2 | -- |
| 1–3 days per week | 454 | 71.3 | 70.6–72.0 | -- | 322 | 76.0 | 75.1–76.9 | -- |
| Less than 1 day per week | 403 | 71.7 | 70.9–72.4 | <0.001 | 273 | 76.4 | 75.4–77.4 | 0.04 |
| Consumption of sweets* | ||||||||
| Once per day or more | 371 | 69.7 | 68.9–70.5 | -- | 536 | 74.7 | 74.0–75.4 | -- |
| Every week, but not every day | 2797 | 70.2 | 69.9–70.5 | -- | 2595 | 75.6 | 75.3–75.9 | -- |
| Less than once per week | 746 | 72.0 | 71.5–72.6 | <0.001 | 688 | 77.0 | 76.4–77.6 | <0.001 |
| Consumption of vegetables* | ||||||||
| Once per day or more | 1531 | 70.6 | 70.2–71.0 | -- | 1315 | 75.7 | 75.3–76.2 | -- |
| Every week, but not every day | 1825 | 70.3 | 70.0–70.7 | -- | 1700 | 75.5 | 75.1–75.9 | -- |
| Less than once per week | 561 | 70.9 | 70.3–71.6 | 0.71 | 788 | 76.2 | 75.6–76.8 | 0.29 |
| Physical activity* | ||||||||
| 4 days or more per week | 889 | 70.2 | 69.6–70.7 | -- | 1275 | 75.2 | 74.7–75.6 | -- |
| 2–3 days per week | 1710 | 70.4 | 70.0–70.7 | -- | 1483 | 75.5 | 75.1–75.9 | -- |
| 1 day or less per week | 1359 | 70.9 | 70.4–71.3 | 0.03 | 1129 | 76.5 | 76.0–76.9 | <0.001 |
| Smoking status* | ||||||||
| Non smokers | 3052 | 70.3 | 70.0–70.6 | -- | 3129 | 75.5 | 75.2–75.8 | -- |
| Smokers | 884 | 71.2 | 70.7–71.7 | 0.003 | 702 | 76.4 | 75.8–77.0 | 0.01 |
*Adjusted for age