Table 3.
Mean anthropometric values by age and sex, GGFRC, Sept 2008–Jan 2009.
|
Age group in years |
Sex |
Age (years) Mean (95% CI) |
Waist Circumference(cm) | Hip Circumference(cm) | Waist to Hip Ratio |
| Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | |||
| 15–24 | Men (n=245) | 19.0 (18.7–19.3) | 71.55 (70.54–72.56) | 82.50 (81.73–83.27) | 0.87 (0.86–0.88) |
| Women(n=250) | 19.7 (19.4–20.1) | 71.51 (70.65–72.37) | 85.28 (84.56–86.00) | 0.84 (0.83–0.85) | |
| 25–34 | Men (n=277) | 28.8 (28.5–29.1) | 73.84 (73.14–74.54) | 84.08 (83.15–85.00) | 0.88 (0.87–0.89) |
| Women(n=356) | 28.2 (28.0–28.5) | 74.53 (73.74–75.32) | 85.60 (84.92–86.28) | 0.87 (0.86–0.88) | |
| 35–44 | Men (n=319) | 38.7 (38.4–39.0) | 76.03 (74.93–77.13) | 84.49 (83.89–85.09) | 0.90 (0.89–0.91) |
| Women(n=385) | 38.3 (38.0–38.6) | 73.85 (73.15–74.55) | 84.54 (83.87–85.20) | 0.87 (0.87–0.88) | |
| 45–54 | Men (n=340) | 48.6 (48.3–48.9) | 76.40 (75.53–77.28) | 84.35 (83.72–84.98) | 0.91 (0.90–0.91) |
| Women(n=345) | 49.0 (48.7–49.3) | 73.63 (72.85–74.41) | 84.12 (83.42–84.82) | 0.88 (0.87–0.88) | |
| ≥ 55 | Men (n=363) | 62.0 (61.3–62.6) | 76.78 (75.93–77.63) | 83.78 (83.06–84.50) | 0.92 (0.91–0.92) |
| Women(n=348) | 60.2 (59.7–60.6) | 74.61 (73.87–75.35) | 84.85 (84.09–85.61) | 0.88 (0.87–0.89) | |
| Total | Men (n=1544) | 40.6 (40.0–41.3) | 75.2 (74.8– 75.6) | 83.9 (83.6–84.2) | 0.90 (0.89–0.90) |
| Women(n=1684) | 40.1 (39.5–40.7) | 73.8 (73.4– 74.1) | 84.9 (84.5–85.2) | 0.87 (0.87–0.87) | |